2008 civics test · Question 74 of 100 · 1800s
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
In Chinese 说出导致南北战争的一个问题。
Official answers
- slavery奴隶制
- economic reasons经济原因
- states’ rights州权
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
Several problems divided the North and the South before the Civil War. Slavery was the central issue: Southern states depended on enslaved labor, while many in the North opposed slavery and its spread to new territories. The regions also had different economies, and they disagreed about how much power the states should have compared with the federal government (states' rights).
Source: USCIS 100 Civics Questions (PDF)