Civil War for 6th Grade

Who was the enslaved person who sued for his freedom?

• Dred Scott

• Robert Hickman

• George Bonga

• Eliza Winston

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?

• enslaved persons are free if they live in a free territory

• enslaved persons are considered property and not citizens

• Dred Scott would be emancipated

• living in Minnesota entitled Dred Scott his freedom

Who was elected US president in 1860?

• James Buchanan

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Johnson

Which of the following was a difference between North and South before the Civil War?

• South was home to many large cities

• North was home to large plantations growing cotton

• North had few factories

• Slavery flourished in the South

Which of the following was a major difference between North and South before the Civil War?

• South population was growing

• Many new immigrants lived in the South

• North had more large cities and factories

• North had few railroad tracks

Many people in the North felt slavery was morally wrong.

• True

• False

Which view on slavery is true?

• Southern states didn't was to see slavery expand

• Southerns felt slavery was morally wrong

• Many Southerns felt slavery was essential to their way of life.

• Southern states passed laws to make slavery illegal

Which state was the first to volunteer troops for the Union?

• New York

• Virginia

• Minnesota

• Ohio

Enslaved persons have never worked in Minnesota.

• True

• False

The economy in the southern part of the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.

• immigrants

• slaves

• factories