Southern states left the Union in 1861

to protect the right to own enslaved people

Why was slavery important to many people in the South?

Southern farmers wanted more slaves to produce cotton

In an attempt to end slavery in the 1800's, abolitionists...

wrote books and spoke against slavery

The Civil War officially began when

Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter

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1
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
West Virginia
Missouri
Ohio
Kentucky
2
Sherman's March went from...
Richmond to Atlanta
Atlanta to Savanna
Richmond to New York
Savanna to Atlanta
3
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book about the
dangers of living in the territories
conflict between the North and the South
cruelty of slavery
slave rebellion led by John Brown
4
Southern states left the Union in 1861
because they voted for Lincoln
because Douglas won the election
because they wanted more taxes
to protect the right to own enslaved people
5
Which was the first state to secede?
Tennessee
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
6
The battles of the Civil War were mostly fought in the
South
North
West
border states
7
Which General was in charge of the Atlanta Campaign?
William Sherman
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses Grant
Robert Lee
8
Why was slavery important to many people in the South?
The government wanted slaves to pay taxes
Southern farmers wanted more slaves to produce cotton
Factory owners wanted slaves to build machines
Businesses wanted slaves to build factories
9
Which was NOT a failed strategy used by Lee in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Surround the Union soldiers
Hide in trenches
Pickett's Charge
Fire cannons during the rain
10
The Fugitive Slave Law ordered people to...
help slaves run away
read Uncle Tom's Cabin
return runaways to slavery
return runaways to the North
11
In an attempt to end slavery in the 1800's, abolitionists...
formed their own towns
wrote books and spoke against slavery
used the Underground Railroad
sent enslaved people food
12
The Civil War officially began when
abolitionists formed the Republican party
Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter
South Carolina voted to leave the Union
Lincoln was elected president
13
After Harriet Tubman escaped slavery she...
led others to freedom
fled to Florida
moved to Maryland
was captured
14
John Brown attacked the Army post in Kansas to
protect his family from slave owners
start a slave rebellion
arm himself from Abolitionists
arm himself against slaves
15
In the argument over slavery, the Northern states wanted to...
force slave states to leave the Union
leave the Union to defend slavery
send enslaved people to Africa
make slavery illegal

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