The American Civil War

What was the major issue between the North and the South starting in the 1850s?

• industry

• cotton

• slavery

• women's rights

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CCSS.RI.4.3

The passage explains the sequence of events that led to the Civil War. What happened after seven Southern states seceded from the Union?

• The American Civil War began.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president

• Vermont abolished slavery in its constitution.

• The North began a process of industrialization.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Slave labor was important for the economy of the Southern states. What evidence from the passage best supports this statement?

• In the early-to-mid 1800s, large farms called plantations were the backbone of the southern economy.

• Soon the South had become the main grower and exporter of cotton for Europe and a powerful economic force.

• Cotton, a cheap material used often in everyday life all over the world, was one of the most important crops grown on the plantations.

• Southern plantation owners relied on slaves as the cheapest form of labor to work the fields.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.9A

The passage states, "Slaves were considered property." Based on this information, what conclusion can you make about how slaves were treated?

• Slaves were treated well by some people

• Slaves were treated as less than people

• Slaves were mostly ignored by most people.

• Slaves were cared for like a prize possession.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is this passage mostly about?

• the role of slavery in the start of the civil war

• the use of slaves on Southern cotton plantation

• why the Northern sates voted to abolish slavery by 1804

• cultural differences between the northern and southern states.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Read the following sentences: " In the early-to-mid 1800s, large farms called plantations were the backbone of the Southern economy. Cotton, a cheap material used often in everyday life all over the world, was one of the most important crops grown on the plantations. As a result, cotton plantations multiplied throughout the region."

What does the author mean by calling plantations the "backbone" of the Southern economy?

• Plantations were metaphorical pain in the back to the Southern states.

• Plantations were the weakest link in the strong southern economy

• Plantations were built on the bones of the slaves who worked on them.

• Plantations were the most important part if the southern economy.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RI.4.4

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

In the Southern States, slavery was supported because it fueled the economy. _________________, TheNorthern states viewed slavery as morally wrong.

• Therefore

• Ultimately

• In contrast

• Primarily

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CCSS.RI.4.6