Civil War

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a series of escape routes slaves used to get to the North

• a train that runs underground

• s shopping mall

• a group of people who supported slavery

Slavery existed in the 1800s. Why did some black people try to escape from the South and go to the North?

• the weather was better for farming in the North

• workers were paid more in the North

• slavery was illegal in the North

• Black people were given their own farms in the North

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at?

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox Court House

• Washington, D.C.

• Dodge County Court House

What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Virginia

• Battle at Appomattox Court House

• Battle of Gettysburg

Why was slavery MOST important to plantation owners?

• it created a need for a public education system

• it provided protection from Union soldiers

• it supported the abolitionist movement

• it provided cheap labor

The Civil War began when

• Southerners attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina

• a Southerner assassinated President Lincoln

• John Brown attacked the South and freed hundreds of slaves

• President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation

People in the North disagreed with people in the South about

• forming labor unions

• slavery

• fighting with Mexico

• the cotton gin

Where was the first battle of the Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• Atlanta

• Savannah

• Fort Sumter

Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

Which was NOT a major cause of the Civil War?

• slavery

• railroads

• tariffs

• state's rights