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.

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Causes and Effects of the Civil War

D2.His.14.3-5

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Sort each one: was it a cause of the Civil War or an effect of it?

1.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the spread of slavery, was elected president in 1860, The national government became stronger than it had been before the war, About four million people were freed from slavery, Violent fighting in Kansas over whether it would allow slavery

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2.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, The 13th Amendment ended slavery in the United States, Southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy to protect slavery, The Union was preserved, and the Southern states rejoined it

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3.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: More than 600,000 soldiers died, The 15th Amendment said a man could not be denied the vote because of his race, Arguments over whether slavery could spread into the western territories, The Dred Scott decision of 1857 said Congress could not ban slavery in the territories

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Answer key — Causes and Effects of the Civil War

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1.1. About four million people were freed from slavery — Effect 2. Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the spread of slavery, was elected president in 1860 — Cause 3. The national government became stronger than it had been before the war — Effect 4. Violent fighting in Kansas over whether it would allow slavery — Cause
2.1. Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861 — Cause 2. Southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy to protect slavery — Cause 3. The 13th Amendment ended slavery in the United States — Effect 4. The Union was preserved, and the Southern states rejoined it — Effect
3.1. Arguments over whether slavery could spread into the western territories — Cause 2. More than 600,000 soldiers died — Effect 3. The 15th Amendment said a man could not be denied the vote because of his race — Effect 4. The Dred Scott decision of 1857 said Congress could not ban slavery in the territories — Cause

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.