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Unit 1 - Civil War
Unit 1 - Civil War
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Unit 1 Georgia 5th Grade
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1
Which of the following describes slavery's role in the Southern economy?
Slavery was forbidden
Slavery was a luxury
Slavery was profitable
Slavery was expensive
2
The name for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War
Union
Confederacy
West
3
What did the North hope to achieve by fighting the civil war?
equality for all
an end to slavery
preservation of slavery
preservation of states rights
4
Why were people outraged by the Dred Scott decision?
They agreed with the decision
The Court ruled in favor of Scott
The Court said African Americans had no rights
They believed it would solve problems
5
What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?
Missouri wanted to join the US as a free state.
Southern states wanted to admit a free state
Missouri had to choose to be free or slave
Northerners did not want more slave states than free states
6
Which of the following is one of the ways slaves resisted slavery?
telling family stories
singing
holding back on work or working slowly
meeting with owners
7
Why did the Southern states secede?
They wanted to abolish slavery
They wanted their own flag
They wanted to support the Union
They wanted to keep slavery
8
Where did most Southerners live by the mid 1850's?
farms, plantations and small towns
only farms
cities and plantations
cities and large towns
9
What word means to break away from?
Sectionalism
Border
Code
Secede
10
The Kansas - Nebraska act did what?
Abolished slavery in the entire US
allowed territories to vote whether slavery would be allowed
Allowed slavery in the entire US
Was the site of the first battle
11
Which of the following describes the lifestyle of free African Americans?
They received many benefits.
They lived as paid slaves
The lived with same rights as white citizens
They lived in fear of losing their freedom
12
What allowed California to enter as a free state and gave the South the Fugitive Slave Law?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act
13
In what region of the US were most of the nation's cities located by the mid 1850's
East
North
West
South
14
What led to violence in Kansas in 1854?
People in Kansas voted for Kansas to be a free state
People in Kansas voted for Kansas to be a slave state
Nebraska was split into Kansas and Nebraska.
N'thers and S'therners disagreed over the a slavery vote.
15
Author of
Uncle Tom's Cabin
John Brown
Jefferson Davis
Harriett Tubman
Harriett Beecher Stowe
16
What officially started the Civil War?
disagreements between abolitionists and slave owners.
disagreements between the North and the South
disagreements between Lincoln and Davis
battle at Fort Sumter
17
Which of the following was a slave rebellion that ended in the slaves returning to Africa?
New Haven rebellion
slave rebellion
abolitionists' rebellion
Amistad Rebellion
18
Was NOT difference between the North and the South before the Civil War
Both sides were happy with the election of Abraham Lincoln.
North had mostly abolished slavery, South wanted to keep it
North - high tariffs on imported goods, the South -low
North had more factories, South was farms and small towns
19
Which statement represents Lincoln's and Stephen Douglas's views on slavery?
Neither cared about slavery
They agreed on slavery
Douglas opposed slavery, but Lincoln believed it was ok
Lincoln opposed slavery, but Douglas thought it was ok
20
What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850's?
Most Northern states supported slavery
Slaves were only found on farms in the north.
Most Northern states had outlawed slavery
Most northern factories hired slaves for workers
