Florida SS - Unit 3 Lesson 5 (4th)

Florida SS - Unit 3 Lesson 5 (4th)

Florida and the Civil War

In 1860, the United States had 15 slave States

Multiple Choice

In 1860 the United States had ____ slave states.

• 15

• 16

• 10

• 11

Multiple Choice

What is an abolitionists?

• People who were against slavery.

• people who wanted slavery.

• people who were against and for slavery.

Multiple Choice

What did people in the slave states think would happen if there were more free states than slave states?

• Some people in slave states worried that if there were more slave states, slavery would end.

• Some people in slave states worried that if there were more free states, slavery would end.

• Some people in slave states worried that if there were more free states, freedom would end.

Multiple Choice

On March 3, 1845, Florida became the _____ state of the United States.

• 30th

• 1st

• 25th

• 27th

Multiple Choice

Which group’s population increased the least from 1830 to 1860?

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

• White

Multiple Choice

Southern lawmakers feared Lincoln would get rid of slavery. They warned that if Lincoln became President, they would...

• Lincoln could never be president

• celebrate Lincolns win

• withdraw from the Union

Multiple Choice

What is a civil war?

• A war among people who live in the same country.

• A war among people who live in different counties.

• A war among people who live in different cities.

Multiple Choice

Why Florida was known as the “breadbasket of the Confederacy.”?

• Supplies of beef, pork, citrus fruit, salt, grain, and vegetables from Florida farms fed the Confederate Army

• Supplies of beef, pork, citrus fruit, salt, grain, and vegetables from

  New York farms fed the Confederate Army

• Supplies of beef, pork, citrus fruit, salt, grain, and vegetables from

  Polk County farms fed the Confederate Army

Multiple Choice

What is a blockade?

• blockade is the shutting off of an area to keep people and supplies from going in and out.

• blockade is the opening up an area to keep people and supplies from going in and out.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Union set up a blockade of Florida ports.

• Union leaders wanted to stop the flow of supplies from Cuba to Confederate forces. They also wanted to stop Cuba from sending cotton to Europe in exchange for weapons.

• Union leaders wanted to stop the flow of supplies from Florida to Confederate forces. They also wanted to stop Florida from sending cotton to Europe in exchange for weapons.

• Union leaders wanted to stop the flow of supplies from South Carolina to Confederate forces. They also wanted to stop South Carolina from sending cotton to Europe in exchange for weapons.

Multiple Choice

What was the LAST battle fought in Florida?

• Battle of Olustee

• Battle of Natural Bridge

• Battle of Fort Brooke