Causes of the Civil War

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which caused the growth of the abolition movement? 

• Abraham Lincoln
• Harriett Beecher Stowe 
• Frederick Douglass
• William Lloyd Garrison 

How did most soldiers die in Andersonville Prison? 

• From previous battle wounds
• Fights in the camp
• Disease, starvation, & exposure to the elements
• Many were executed

Which section of the country favored high tariffs on goods from other countries? 

• North 
• South 

Name of the slave who sued because he believed he should be free because he once lived in a free state. 

• Frederick Douglass 
• Nat Turner 
• Dred Scott 
• George Washington Carver

Which section of the country supported slavery and low tariffs? 

• North 
• South

The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War. 

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Atlanta Campaign
• Battle of Chickamauga
• Battle of Antietam

Those who wanted to break away from the Union such as Joseph Brown, were known as 

• Secessionists 
• Abolitionists 
• Rebels 
• Cooperationists 

A statement supporting the Compromise of 1850 because it included the fugitive slave act was called 

• Anaconda Plan 
• Missouri Compromise 
• Georgia Platform 
• Emancipation Proclamation 

Which section of the country believed in a strong central government? 

• North 
• South 

Why did Union general Sherman want to capture Atlanta? 

• It was a major port city 
• It was the center of the slave trade in the South 
• It had the largest population in the South 
• It was a major railroad and transportation hub