Minnesota in the Civil War

What was the main issue that the North and the South fought about in the Civil War?

• Slavery
• Land
• Food
• Money

What was one difference between the North and the South?

• The South had farms while the North had factories
• The South had factories while the North had farms

Northern states outlawed slavery but feared that new states joining the United States might 

• allow slavery in their states 
• outlaw slavery too

What did the Supreme Court decide about Dred and Harriet Scott in 1857?

• Enslaved people did not have rights therefore the Scotts had to remain in slavery 
• They were free to go 

Why was Eliza Winston allowed to go free when she arrived in Minnesota in 1860?

• Because she could do what she wanted
• Because MN was a free state where slavery was illegal

Why did some Minnesota business owners get mad when a MN judge said Eliza Winston was allowed to go free?

• Because they thought it was obvious she should be free in a free state
• Because slave owners stopped traveling to MN and doing business with Minnesotans

When did the Civil War start?

• April 1861
• April 2001
• April 1865
• April 1961

What were the two parts of the United States called that fought each other during the Civil War?

• The United States
• The West and East
• The Union and the Confederacy
• The good and the bad

What is a battle?

• A war
• A days or weeks long fight between two armies; many battles make a war

Put the three major battles of the Civil War in order, from first to last. 

• Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg
• Gettysburg, Bull Run, Antietam
• Antietam, Bull Run, Gettysburg
• Antietam, Gettysburg, Bull Run