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Questions regarding the events that led up to the Civil War.
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1
The Mason-Dixon line was
a line of longitude separating Missouri from the Union
a battle between the Confederate states and the Union
None of the above
an imaginary line separating slave states from free states
2
The Confederate states elected who as their president?
Jefferson Davis
George Washington
Eli Whitney
Abraham Lincoln
3
How much cotton did the Southern plantations grow and produce?
1/4 of the United States supply
1/4 of the World's supply
3/4 of the United States supply
3/4 of the World's supply
4
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was offered as a free state?
Nebraska
Maine
Kansas
New Mexico
5
Who was voted President for the American people in 1860?
George Washington
George W. Bush
John Smith
Abraham Lincoln
6
What allowed farmers, ranchers and businesses to move goods over long distances?
Their feet
Canals and railroads
Airplanes
Horse and carriage
7
What was part of Winfield Scott's 3 part strategy?
Ask the British for help
Just give up
To form a naval blockade
To fight until the Confederates gave up
8
What territory asked to join the Union as a slave state?
California
Texas
Missouri
Louisiana
9
To reject the government of the United States and leave the Union means to..
Secede
Run away
Quit
Rebel
10
The Battle of Antietam was known as the___________.
Happiest day in the war
End of the Civil War
Single bloodiest day in the war
It wasn't apart of the Civil War
11
To enlist means to_____________________.
Join the military
endless list
Get help
Get in line
12
Confederates attacked this federal fortress in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
Fort Pottawatomie
Fort Nowhere
Fort Bridge
Fort Sumter
13
During the 1800's, what name was given to the South?
Abolitionists
Pro-life
The Union
The Confederates
14
Where was "free labor" an option?
North
South
Plantation farms
Louisiana
15
Who did Lincoln seek advice from on his wartime strategy?
Winfield Scott
George Washington
Frederick Douglas
Jefferson Thomas
16
Abolitionists called the killings in Kansas...
Chaos
Civil War
Bleeding Kansas
War
17
For the first time, Americans were killing each other over slavery in what state?
Missouri
Louisiana
Texas
Kansas
18
Thomas Jackson, a General in the Confederate army, had the nickname of
Stonewall Jackson
The Undertaker
The Rock
Stonecold Thomas
19
Over time, how did Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin change society?
It led to an increase of slavery in the South
It inspired more inventors to create new things
It helped farmers so that they wouldn't need slaves.
It created more jobs in the North
20
How many states seceded from the Union after the election of 1860?
6
8
7
5
21
What new weapon did the Confederates create?
Musket
Ironclad
Machine Gun
Bow and arrow
22
Where did Kansas and Nebraska fall on the line of latitude from the Missouri Compromise?
South
East
West
North
23
Where were Southern slave owners looking for new places to grow cotton?
New York
Missouri
California
Texas
24
The law that was passed in the Compromise of 1850 was...
Abolition Law
The California Law
There was no law
The Fugitive Slave Law
25
In the Missouri Compromise, what was the line of latitude?
40*30'
36*30'
10*30'
30*30'
26
What was the balance of states when Missouri asked to join the Union?
10 free/10 slave
11 free/11 slave
13 free/ 13 slave
12 free/ 12 slave
27
A person who wanted to see slavery ended everywhere was called what?
nice
pro-life
republican
abolitionist
28
How many years did the Missouri Compromise keep peace between North/South?
10
33
5
30
29
in 1849, what state wanted to enter the Union as a free state?
California
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
30
Who was one of the bravest "conductors" of the Underground Railroad?
Frederick Douglas
Martin Luther King
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
31
At the Battle of Fort Sumter, which side surrendered beginning the Civil War?
Union
Confederates
Blue team
Red team
32
During the 1800's, what name was given to the North?
The Industrials
The Confederates
The Union
Pro-Slavery
33
Sectionalism caused
the Mason-Dixon line
A division between the North and South
the Compromise of 1850
the Missouri Compromise
34
Who proposed a compromise when Missouri wanted to join the Union?
Henry Clay
John Brown
John Cena
Abraham Lincoln
35
A plantation is also known as a ___________.
plant field
a type of fruit
large farm
garden
36
In the Compromise of 1850, what state was admitted as a free state?
California
Texas
Utah
New Mexico
37
How many times did Harriet Tubman risk her life by going back to rescue more slaves?
10
19
2
5
38
The first state to secede from the Union was
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Texas
39
What compromise upset the Abraham Lincoln?
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Slave Compromise
40
Why would the Union form a blockade as one of their strategies?
to hurt the South financially
To scare the South
To be mean
to keep the South from moving into Union territory
