Why would escaped slaves in the North move to Canada?

Fugitive Slave Act was passed so they're not safe in North

Why did the South lose?

Not enough men and materials left

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Freed slaves in any rebelling states

What is popular sovereignty?

The people get to vote and decide what their state will do

What did Uncle Tom's Cabin change in the USA?

More Americans became abolitionists

Why did the South secede?

To protect their culture based on slavery

What was one major advantage the North had over the South before the Civil War?

More industry (factories and production)

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U.S. Civil War Quiz

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1
Why would escaped slaves in the North move to Canada?
African Americans were treated equally in Canada
It had more jobs for African Americans
Fugitive Slave Act was passed so they're not safe in North
It had better weather
2
Where did the Civil War start?
Battle of Antietam
Attack on Fort Sumter
1st Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
3
Which of the following added 1 slave state and 1 free state, to keep balance in Congress
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Election of 1860
4
Why did the South lose?
No more reason to keep fighting
Not enough men and materials left
Too many losses early on in the war
Poor leaders and generals
5
Who was seen as a hero by the North but a traitor by the South after attacking Harper's Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
John Brown
6
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Sherman's March to the Sea
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Fredricksburg
7
Who had more money?
South
North
8
What was the number one crop grown in the South?
Indigo
Corn
Cotton
Tobacco
9
What battle resulted in the worst single day in American military history?
2nd Battle of Bull Run
1st Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
10
Who had more soldiers/bigger armies/greater population?
North
South
11
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in any rebelling states
Freed slaves in all U.S. territories
Guaranteed slavery in any state that wanted it
Ended slavery in the U.S.A.
12
What is popular sovereignty?
The state government will decide what to do
The people get to vote and decide what their state will do
Congress will make a law for the new state to solve an issue
The people will pick a leader to make decisions for them
13
Who had better generals?
South
North
14
Who became President after Lincoln's assassination after the war?
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Johnson
15
What did Uncle Tom's Cabin change in the USA?
The Southern states seceded from the Union
More Americans became abolitionists
More people learned to read
Education became mandatory for all until grade 5
16
What was used by escaping slaves to get to the North?
Subways
Ships
Underground Railroad
Hidden tunnels
17
Why did the South secede?
To protect their culture based on slavery
To protect their alliance with Great Britain
To protect their families
Lincoln was elected President
18
What was one major advantage the North had over the South before the Civil War?
Better motivation to fight
More industry (factories and production)
Better generals
More cash crops

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