What crops were grown in the South?

indigo, tobacco, rice and cotton

What is the definition of 'abolitionist'?

Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.

What is the definition of secession?

to withdraw from an organisation

Why were the Northerns much more vocal in defending rights of slaves?

They were a paid workforce, always striving for better pay.

What does 'unalienable' mean?

Not able to be taken away or given away

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book written in 1852...

Raised awareness about the issue of slavery

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U.S Civil War

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1
Who invented the Cottin Gin in 1793?
Beecher Stowe
Catherine Littlefield
Frederick Douglass
Eli Whitney
2
What crops were grown in the South?
cotton, wool, linen, rice
rice, wheat, corn, tobacco
tobacco, indigo, wheat, corn
indigo, tobacco, rice and cotton
3
What is the definition of 'abolitionist'?
A place where weapons and other military supplies are made.
Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
Someone who is pro-slavery
The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
4
What is the definition of secession?
to withdraw from an organisation
Threads of secession can be a strategy for achieving a goal
Formal entry into a state
A house divided cannot stand
5
The president of the U.S. during the Civil War was...
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
6
During what years was the civil war fought?
1803 - 1812
1861 - 1865
1850 - 1854
1868 - 1877
7
Which of the border states' loyalties were courted by both Union and Confederate leaders?
Missouri and Kentucky
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
South Carolina and Florida
8
By 1861, what percentage of slave holders owned 100 or more slaves in the Southern states?
48%
20%
60%
85%
9
Why were the Northerns much more vocal in defending rights of slaves?
There was a conflict between labor and capital in the North.
Slavery was a common feature of life in the American south
They were a paid workforce, always striving for better pay.
10
How many stars on the main Confederate Flag?
11
10
13
15
11
What does 'unalienable' mean?
Not able to be taken away or given away
Able to be taken away or given away.
Not human
12
What percentage of slaves lived until the age of 60?
< 4%
10%
< 1%
50%
13
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book written in 1852...
Raised awareness about the issue of slavery
Supported slavery as an opportunity to build the population
Spoke about the benefits that slavery bought to the South
recounted his life as a slave and his experiences

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