Causes and Effects of the Civil War is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the causes and effects of the Civil War, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.14.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each one: was it a cause of the Civil War or an effect of it?
1.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?
Sort: Reconstruction began, to rebuild the South and protect the rights of freed people, A Southern economy that depended on the labor of enslaved people, The Union was preserved, and the Southern states rejoined it, Violent fighting in Kansas over whether it would allow slavery
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2.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?
Sort: The Dred Scott decision of 1857 said Congress could not ban slavery in the territories, The 15th Amendment said a man could not be denied the vote because of his race, More than 600,000 soldiers died, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required Northerners to help return people who escaped slavery
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3.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?
Sort: The national government became stronger than it had been before the war, Arguments over whether slavery could spread into the western territories, Much of the South's farmland, railroads and cities lay in ruins, Southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy to protect slavery
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Answer key — Causes and Effects of the Civil War
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A Southern economy that depended on the labor of enslaved people — Cause 2. Reconstruction began, to rebuild the South and protect the rights of freed people — Effect 3. The Union was preserved, and the Southern states rejoined it — Effect 4. Violent fighting in Kansas over whether it would allow slavery — Cause
2.1. More than 600,000 soldiers died — Effect 2. The 15th Amendment said a man could not be denied the vote because of his race — Effect 3. The Dred Scott decision of 1857 said Congress could not ban slavery in the territories — Cause 4. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required Northerners to help return people who escaped slavery — Cause
3.1. Arguments over whether slavery could spread into the western territories — Cause 2. Much of the South's farmland, railroads and cities lay in ruins — Effect 3. Southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy to protect slavery — Cause 4. The national government became stronger than it had been before the war — Effect
Questions about Causes and Effects of the Civil War
What does the Causes and Effects of the Civil War worksheet cover?
It practices the causes and effects of the Civil War — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.14.3-5: Explain the likely causes and effects of an event. The instruction to students is “Sort each one: was it a cause of the Civil War or an effect of it?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Causes and Effects of the Civil War practice?
D2.His.14.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Causes and Effects of the Civil War is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.14.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Causes and Effects of the Civil War come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Causes and Effects of the Civil War can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Causes and Effects of the Civil War free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Causes and Effects of the Civil War, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
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