CKLA U.S. Civil War Domain Part 1

Question 1

Why were slaves important to plantation owners in the South?

Accepted Answer

they were treated differently because they looked different, they were forced to work without pay, did many difficult jobs that took a lot of skill

Question 2

What did enslaved Africans do to make their lives less harsh?

Accepted Answer

They were a community of support for one another, they supported each other by working together

Question 3

What does the word value mean?

Accepted Answer

something that is useful and important

Question 4

Who are abolitionists?

Accepted Answer

people who worked to abolish, or end, slavery

Question 5

Who used the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

passengers trying to leave the South to live in the North

Question 6

What does the word controversy mean?

Accepted Answer

an argument or a disagreement

Question 7

There were large farms called plantations in this region

Accepted Answer

South

Question 8

Why was the drink in gourd important to enslaved Africans?

Accepted Answer

it showed the way to the North and to freedom

Question 9

Who was a conductor of the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

a leader helping others on their journey

Question 10

What kind of work did the enslaved Africans who worked in the "big house" do?

Accepted Answer

cooked, cleaned, did laundry

Question 11

What is the Mason Dixon Line?

Accepted Answer

an imaginary line separating the North and the South

Question 12

What are some of the differences between the North and the South?

Accepted Answer

North's economy=factories, south's economy=plantation, Slavery was illegal in the North and legal in the South

Question 13

Plantation owners in this region used slaves to work on their plantations for no pay

Accepted Answer

South

Question 14

What were Harriet Tubman's contributions to help enslaved people escape and win their freedom?

Accepted Answer

she became a conductor

Question 15

How did people in the South feel about Abraham Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

were worried that he would stop and end slavery in the South

Question 16

Which one is an example of value?

Accepted Answer

food for someone who has not eaten all day

Question 17

What does the word economy mean?

Accepted Answer

the system in which people make, buy, sell, and trade goods

Question 18

When did they travel?

Accepted Answer

night & moved through the woods so they would not be seen

Question 19

How did Lincoln feel about slavery?

Accepted Answer

he didn't want it to expand to new states

Question 20

What was life like for enslaved people?

Accepted Answer

harsh, sad, terrible

Question 21

We fought to keep all of the states together as one

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 22

What types of work did enslaved Africans do in the fields?

Accepted Answer

plowed, planted, and harvested crops

Question 23

Who is an enslaved person?

Accepted Answer

someone with no freedom and no rights

Question 24

We fought to take Fort Sumter away from the United States and keep it for ourselves

Accepted Answer

The Confederacy

Question 25

This region relied on factories and manufacturing for its economy

Accepted Answer

North

Question 26

What was the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

secret passageways to the North

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