Causes of the Civil War
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- Q1
Why did the economy of the South "need" slavery?
The plantations needed workers they could pay very little.
The Southerners didn't want to have to work.
Free labor
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300s - Q2
Which of these was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
States Rights
Election of 1860
The Emancipation Proclamation
300s - Q3
Why was the election of Abraham Lincoln important?
He wanted to expand slavery
The south did not support him
He wanted to end slavery
The north did not support him
300s - Q4
Why did the South support slavery?
The plantation owners wanted to keep all the money from their crops.
Slaves did not need to be paid.
Slaves were used to do all the manual labor.
All answers are correct.
300s - Q5
How did Fugitive Slave Act change things?
Fugitive slaves were no longer an issue.
Slaves were free if they reached a free state.
Slaves that escaped to ANY free states were to be returned to the south.
The Underground Railroad helped capture escaped slaves.
300s - Q6
What type of economy did the South have?
Farming
Industry
300s - Q7
What type of economy did the North have?
Farming
Industry
300s - Q8
How many states made up the Confederacy?
15
16
11
13
300s - Q9
Who was John Brown?
He wanted to start a slave revolt
He led a raid at Harpers Ferry.
He wanted to arm slaves (give them weapons).
All answers are correct.
300s - Q10
Put a check next to the states that seceded from the US.
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What is Harriet Tubman most known for?
Writing a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin
Being a railroad conductor
Being an advisor to the president
Helping slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad
300s - Q12
Which of these is NOT something Harriet Tubman did?
Spy
Advised the president
Nurse
Cooked for the military
300s - Q13
This man led a raid on Harpers Ferry and was executed.
Fredrick Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
300s - Q14
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Fredrick Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
300s - Q15
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Fredrick Douglas
John Brown
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
300s