US Civil War

What is to secede?

• to separate from a group
• to disagree with
• success
• to opt out of

What is a Cash Crop?

• Crops sold for money instead of eaten
• An area of land ruled by another country
• Agriculture
• The plant used to make money

What is a Plantation?

• A very large farm
• An area of land ruled by another country
• A factory
• A small town

A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.

• a plantation owner
• a protester
• an abolitionist

Who was Nat Turner?

• A slave who led a slave revolt against plantation owners.
• An abolitionist who helped with a slave revolt.
• A slave who fought for the North to end slavery.

Why was John Brown so important to the fight against slavery?

• He led a slave revolt on plantation owners in VA.
• He fought for the South to maintain slavery.
• He fought for the North to receive his freedom after the war.
• He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.

What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?

• economy, slavery, new states
• economy, jobs, income
• slavery, new states
• economy, new states

What law allowed California to join as a free state?

• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• California Compromise
• Kansas/Nebraska Act

What law was repealed by the Kansas/Nebraska Act?

• Compromise of 1850
• Treaty of Paris
• Hamilton's Financial Plan
• Missouri Compromise

What was the nickname for the network of safe houses that helped slaves escape?

• Freedom Train
• Freedom Trail
• Secret Passageway
• Underground Railroad