Civil War Vocab & Causes

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The Civil War occurred during what decade?

• 1840s

• 1850s

• 1860s

• 1870s

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What was one cause of the Civil War?

• desire to maintain a balance of power

• ownership of California

• Northern opposition to the annexation of Texas

• the growth of the abolitionist movement in the South

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The capital of the Confederate States of America was...

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• New York, New York

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Richmond, Virginia

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Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

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What document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?

• a biography of the life of a war general

• a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war

• an encyclopedia article about women in the war

• a documentary on medical treatments used during the war

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Who Was John Brown?

• An avid abolitionist

• President of the United States of America

• A rich slave owner

• A southern democrat

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How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?

• John Brown became a hero.

• It made the nation come together.

• It further divided the North and the South

• It had no affect on the country. 

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The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited

• prohibited, permitted or allowed

• sometimes prohibited, never allowed

• cheap, expensive

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The south was for slavery because

• they wanted to be difficult

• they liked slaves

• slavery was profitable 

• this is wrong. 

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This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights

• Dred Scott v Sandford

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Worcester v Georgia

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Secede?

• something use to plant in the dirt

• rivalry based on the special interests of different areas

• to withdraw or break away from a nation

• the separation or isolation of a race

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The primary issue of the war changed. What was the underlying issue that became profound?  

• Money

• Popular Sovereignty

• Slavery

• Self-defense

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What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders 

• Suffragists

• Bushwackers

• Abolitionists

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Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850s?

• large cities

• farms and small towns

• plantations

• large towns

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What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850s?

• They thought slavery was profitable.

• They believed slavery had its place.

• They saw slavery as a luxury.

• They wanted to outlaw slavery.

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The Confederacy wanted to preserve the Union.

• False

• True

Multiple Select

What were 3 reasons that lead to the Civil War?

• Slavery

• States' Rights

• Election of Abraham Lincoln

• Manifest Destiny

• Annexation of Texas

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What was the Capital of the Union?

• Washington, DC

• Richmond, Virginia

• Albany, New York

• Augusta, Maine

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What are border states?

• Southern states that sided with the Union

• Northern states that sided with the Confederacy

• Southern States that left the Union

• Northern states that stayed with the Union

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Confederate General

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

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Union General

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

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During the Civil War, which side was fighting a defensive war with a "home-field advantage" because most of the battles took place in their territory?

• North (Union)

• South (Confederacy)

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During the Civil War, which side had a larger population which provided more soldiers for their army?

• North (Union)

• South (Confederacy)