Why did the south need slaves?

to do all of their farming (especially cotton)

What did Abolitionists want to do?

end slavery throughout the United States

Why were southerners upset when Lincoln was elected as president?

they believed he might one day end slavery & threaten lives

One of the reasons South Carolina seceded from the union was

people believed their states right were being denied

What were "State's Rights"?

each state had the right to make its own decision

When the southern states seceded from the Union they named themselves...

The Confederate States of America

During the Civil War racial tension...

increased as whites feared slaves would rebel

What happened at the Secession Convention?

they signed the Ordinance of Secession

Why did General Sherman march through Georgia and South Carolina?

to split the confederacy, destroy their supplies & end war

The citizens of South Carolina strongly felt they had to defend their way of life because

they depended on slave labor to work on plantations

Why did people in Charleston send their families and belongings to Columbia?

they thought they would be safer in Columbia

Which is NOT an effect of the Civil War on South Carolina?

Union leaders could not come into the state

a group of ships that block other ships from coming in/out

Why did President Lincoln order a blockade of Charleston and the entire South?

he wanted to keep southerners from escaping to the north

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1
Why did the south need slaves?
to do all of their farming (especially cotton)
to keep the ports open
to construct farm equipment for plantations
to run the state government
2
What did Abolitionists want to do?
end slavery throughout the United States
none of the above
spread slavery to other states
limit slavery to just South Carolina
3
Why were southerners upset when Lincoln was elected as president?
he had a plan to raise taxes
he wanted the northern states to secede from the union
they believed he might one day end slavery & threaten lives
They wanted a president who support the abolition of slavery
4
One of the reasons South Carolina seceded from the union was
plantation owners were being forced to trade with others
people believed their states right were being denied
the other states refused to trade with South Carolina
our state was too far away from the state capital
5
What were "State's Rights"?
states in the south can make their own decisions
each state had the right to make its own decision
federal government government has a right to make decisions
states in the north had the right to make their own decision
6
When the southern states seceded from the Union they named themselves...
The Southern Union
The Confederate States of America
The United States of America
The Country of the South
7
During the Civil War racial tension...
increased as whites feared slaves would rebel
did not exist because the confederacy freed African Amer.
was rampant in the northern states
decreased because whites did not fear slaves would rebel
8
What happened at the Secession Convention?
leaders decided to not secede
they signed the Ordinance of Secession
leaders got into a fight and nothing was solved
leaders got all sick with yellow fever
9
Why did General Sherman march through Georgia and South Carolina?
to split the confederacy, destroy their supplies & end war
to convince confederates to fight for the union
to take his soldiers on vacation
to hunt down and capture the president of the confederacy
10
The citizens of South Carolina strongly felt they had to defend their way of life because
they needed mills to produce more cotton
they depended on the middle class to work in the fields
they depended on slave labor to work on plantations
they needed the capital to be moved
11
Why did people in Charleston send their families and belongings to Columbia?
they were trying to get away from disease
they thought they would be safer in Columbia
they wanted to be closer to the action of war
Union soldiers forced them to move to Columbia
12
What enslaved South Carolinian became a hero when he led his family and crew to freedom?
Robert Smalls
William Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
13
Which is NOT an effect of the Civil War on South Carolina?
supplies were running low for all South Carolinians
South Carolinians could not export cotton
Union leaders could not come into the state
all classes of people in SC were deprived of food & clothes
14
What is a blockade?
someone who acts against his country
a person sent by a church to try to help people
an agreement
a group of ships that block other ships from coming in/out
15
What South Carolina city did General Sherman destroy?
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Myrtle Beach
16
Why did President Lincoln order a blockade of Charleston and the entire South?
he wanted to keep southerners from escaping to the north
he wanted to keep a closer eye on the south
he wanted to keep the south from getting supplies
he wanted union soldiers to catch seafood
17
What well known South Carolinian abolitionists worked to end slavery?
Sarah and Angelina Grimke
Jefferson and Robert Davis
Wade and John Hampton
John C. Calhoun and Robert Barnwell Rhett

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