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: The national government became stronger than it had been before the war, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required Northerners to help return people who escaped slavery, Abraham Lincoln, who opposed the spread of slavery, was elected president in 1860, About four million people were freed from slavery

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2.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861, The 15th Amendment said a man could not be denied the vote because of his race, Abolitionists in the North demanding an end to slavery, Reconstruction began, to rebuild the South and protect the rights of freed people

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3.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: The Union was preserved, and the Southern states rejoined it, The 14th Amendment made people who had been enslaved into citizens, The Dred Scott decision of 1857 said Congress could not ban slavery in the territories, Violent fighting in Kansas over whether it would allow slavery

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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 Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required Northerners to help return people who escaped slavery — Cause 4. The national government became stronger than it had been before the war — Effect
2.1. Abolitionists in the North demanding an end to slavery — Cause 2. Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861 — Cause 3. Reconstruction began, to rebuild the South and protect the rights of freed people — Effect 4. The 15th Amendment said a man could not be denied the vote because of his race — Effect
3.1. The 14th Amendment made people who had been enslaved into citizens — Effect 2. The Dred Scott decision of 1857 said Congress could not ban slavery in the territories — Cause 3. The Union was preserved, and the Southern states rejoined it — Effect 4. Violent fighting in Kansas over whether it would allow slavery — Cause

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