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Question 74

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

  1. Immigration from Europe
  2. SlaveryCorrect answer
  3. British interference with American shipping
  4. A dispute over where the national capital should be

Official answer

  • slavery
  • economic reasons
  • states' rights

Explanation

Slavery, and the economic and states' rights arguments built around it, split North and South until the Union broke apart. Interference with shipping was a cause of the earlier War of 1812.

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Question 74: Name one problem that led to the Civil War. · U.S. Civics Test 2008 · Questena