What made women good spies during the Civil War?

Women are good at keeping secrets

What was the "Middle Passage?"

The journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

Which of the following is a true statement about the Triangular Trade?

Slaves were taken from Africa, where they were traded for textiles

What can you infer from the fact that Ancient Greeks and Egyptians kept slaves?

Slavery has existed since the dawn of civilization.

What was the main reason the southern states believed they needed slavery?

The economy in the south depended on it.

Why did so many slaves die on the Middle Passage?

brutal conditions in cargo holds

Which of the following was not one of Clara Barton's accomplishments?

She invented the International Red Cross

Wht was the main reason that slavery wasn't well-established in the North?

The North had an industrial economy that didn't need slaves.

Eleven states seceded from the Union for all of these reasons EXCEPT

They wanted to follow Lincoln's dreams of becoming an equal Union.

Which of these inferences could be made about Abraham Lincoln being elected president?

States seceded from the Union because they did not agree with his beliefs

When were most women soldiers discovered?

when they were killed or injured in battle

Why don't we know exactly how many women fought in the Civil War?

The medical exam did not reveal that they were women., Any woman who wanted to fight dressed like a man., Women would change their names and no ID was required., The armies of both sies did not allow women to enlist.

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1
Which job became more acceptable for women after the Civil War?
teacher
nurse
banker
doctor
2
What group worked in factories, kept households running, and nursed the sick?
soldiers
children
African Americans
women
3
What made women good spies during the Civil War?
Women can sneak up on people better than men
Men talked freely around women and didn't suspect them to be spies.
Women are good at keeping secrets
Women are good listeners
4
What was the "Middle Passage?"
The journey North from slavery to freedom.
The journey from the slave market to the plantation.
The journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
The journey from one slave plantation to another.
5
What would be the most likely result if a master killed his slave?
put on trial for murder
go to jail
pay the slave's family
no legal punishment
6
Slavery was used to help the _______ in the South.
war
politics
economy
military
7
Which of the following is a true statement about the Triangular Trade?
Raw materials were taken to Africa to be turned into finished goods
Slaves were taken from Africa, where they were traded for textiles
Slaves were voluntarily taken from their country across the Atlantic Ocean.
In the Americas, slaves were usually treated with fairness and kindness.
8
What can you infer from the fact that Ancient Greeks and Egyptians kept slaves?
The Greeks and Egyptians were especially cruel.
Slavery endd during the Roman Empire
Slavery has existed since the dawn of civilization.
Throughout history, slaves have traditionally come from Africa.
9
What was the main reason the southern states believed they needed slavery?
The economy in the south depended on it.
No one else was available to do the work.
Slavery was not a bad way to live.
The slaves were the only one who knew how to harvest the crops.
10
What did some women do in order to fight in the Civil War?
all of the above
change their names
wear men's clothing
cut their hair like a man's
11
Why did so many slaves die on the Middle Passage?
beaten to death
brutal conditions in cargo holds
killed after trying to revolt
killed after trying to escape
12
Which of the following was not one of Clara Barton's accomplishments?
She stared a free school that was open to anyone
She stared the National First Aid Association of America
She helped soldiers and became known as the Angel of the Battlefield
She invented the International Red Cross
13
Wht was the main reason that slavery wasn't well-established in the North?
The North had an industrial economy that didn't need slaves.
Slavery had never been legal in the North.
Northerners believed slavery was morally wrong.
Northerners weren't prejudiced against African Americans.
14
Jefferson Davis supported slavery and was against an abolitionist president. He feared _________ would happen
slavery would end
Slaves would become angry
He would not be elected
states would join the Union
15
Eleven states seceded from the Union for all of these reasons EXCEPT
By seceding, they would not have to follow the anti-slavery laws.
They wanted to follow Lincoln's dreams of becoming an equal Union.
they were opposed to an abolitionist president being elected
they did not want to abolish slavery
16
Which of these inferences could be made about Abraham Lincoln being elected president?
Many people left the USA because they were afraid of war
More states joined the Union because they agreed slavery was wrong.
It united everyone and the government began to run smoothly
States seceded from the Union because they did not agree with his beliefs
17
Which term best describes the Southern economy before the Civil War?
high-tech
service economy
industrial
agricultural
18
When were most women soldiers discovered?
during their simple medical exams when they joined the military
When they tried to enlist in the military
when they were killed or injured in battle
When they had to show identification to enlist
19
Why don't we know exactly how many women fought in the Civil War?
The medical exam did not reveal that they were women.
Any woman who wanted to fight dressed like a man.
Women would change their names and no ID was required.
The armies of both sies did not allow women to enlist.

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