The Civil War - abolitionists - Zirkle

The Civil War - abolitionists

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Some of the issues that divided our nation and led to the civil War were

• cultural

• economic

• constitutional

Multiple Choice

Which was the main economic issue that led to the Civil War?

• slavery

• crops

• factories

• trains

The Union States - Northern states

The economy was primarily mechanical labor to create material goods.

The Confederate State - southern states

The economy was mainly growing and harvesting crops and raising animals.

Multiple Choice

The Union, northern states, economy was -

• agricultural

• industrialized

Multiple Choice

The Confederate, southern states, economy was -

• agricultural

• industrialized

Abolitionists

People who campaigned to end slavery, they wanted to end slavery.

Abolitionists

• Nat Turner - VA slave, led a revolt against plantation owners

• Harriet Tubman - supported secret routes for enslaved African Americans

• John Brown - led a raid on the United States Armory at Harper's Ferry, VA

• Abraham Lincoln - elected president of the United States in 1860.

Multiple Choice

Which abolitionist was a "conductor" for the Underground railroad.

• John Brown

• Nat Turner

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

Multiple Choice

Which abolitionist was a slave in Virginia and led a revolt against plantation owners?

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

Who was elected president of the United States in 1860, shortly before southern states started seceding from the Union?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

Multiple Choice

Which abolitionist led a raid on the U. S. Armory at Harper's Ferry, now located in West Virginia?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Nat Turner