13. CIVIL WAR, 1861

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 13.1 Robert Toombs, Supporting Secession In Georgia, 1860

Quiz for Guided Analysis Document 13.1: Robert Toombs, Supporting Secession In Georgia, 1860

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. According to Robert Toombs, who caused the Civil War?

Slaves

Slave owners

The North

Abolitionists

2. What issue does Toombs cite as the cause of the impending conflict?

States’ rights

Slavery

Tariffs

Nullification

3. What does Toombs point to as proof of kind paternalism toward slaves?

Family loyalty when freed

Profitable southern plantations

Reproduction and population growth

Lack of slave rebellions

4. What federal policy was unwelcome by most Southerners?

Expansion of slavery into the West

Nullification of federal tariffs

Elimination of slavery in Washington, DC

Confinement of slavery to the South

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