Why did the Underground Railroad not work in SC?

Slaves were too far away from the North.

Many people knew slavery was an immoral practice, but they also felt that

it was necessary to the economy

Which event happened first?

Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

How did the Union blockade affect South Carolina?

It made it harder to get supplies to SC.

What was the disagreement over slavery?

If slavery should spread to the territories.

Why did the fighting at Fort Sumter occur?

The Union disobeyed orders to leave the fort.

What was the outcome of the Secession Convention?

SC and other Southern states seceded from the Union.

The purpose of Sherman's March was to

get the Confederates to surrender

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This review is all about the reasons for SC seceding from the Union and summarizing the course of the Civil War in SC.

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Why did the Underground Railroad not work in SC?
Slaves were close to the North.
Slaves didn't want to use it.
Abolitionists ran it and slaves were afraid of it.
Slaves were too far away from the North.
2
Who were the people who worked to end slavery?
Southerners
elite class
enslaved African Americans
abolitionists
3
Many people knew slavery was an immoral practice, but they also felt that
it was necessary to the economy
it should end in all states
it should continue in the North
4
Which event happened first?
President Lincoln and the Union prepared for war.
Shots were fired at Fort Sumter.
Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
5
The president of the Confederate States of America was
Thomas Jefferson
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
6
How did the Union blockade affect South Carolina?
It made it easier to get war supplies to South Carolina.
It made it harder to get supplies to SC.
It made it harder to get supplies to the North.
It made it easier to get the North into the Confederacy.
7
What was the disagreement over slavery?
If slavery should stay in the South.
If slavery should spread to the territories.
If slavery should spread to the North.
8
Why did the fighting at Fort Sumter occur?
The Confederates wanted the war to begin.
The Union wanted to leave the fort.
The Confederates wanted to show how powerful they were.
The Union disobeyed orders to leave the fort.
9
Who was the person who led his family to freedom and provided the Union with information?
Robert E. Lee
John C. Calhoun
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert Smalls
10
What was the outcome of the Secession Convention?
SC and other Southern states seceded from the Union.
The Southern states decided to abolish slavery.
The South decided to stay in the Union.
The South voted for Abraham Lincoln as President.
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The purpose of Sherman's March was to
get the Confederates more weapons and men to fight
get the Confederates to surrender
get the Confederates to keep fighting

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