Civil War- MN Edition

Throughout American history, which group has at one point owned slaves?

• Both the North and the South have at one time owned slaves.

• Only the Southerners have owned slaves.

• Only the Northerners have owned slaves.

• No group in America has ever owned slaves.

Which group in the US focused more on farming in the 1800s?

• The North

• The South

Did Minnesota ever benefit from slavery?

• Yes, slavery and the Civil War helped Minnesota's industries.

• Yes, only because we had slavery in Minnesota.

• No, there was never slavery in MN, so it didn't impact us at all.

• No, Minnesota wasn't a state when slavery existed.

What was one of the South's main crops?

• Corn

• Pineapple

• Cotton

• Wheat

Where were the majority of railroads located in the 1800s within the US?

• California

• The South

• There were not railroads in the US at this time.

• The North

Who thought that slavery should be able to expand westward?

• The entire United States

• The South

• The North

• California

When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

• After the war in 1900

• Before the war in 1860

• During the war in 1863

• After the war ended in 1865

The urban population was growing where?

• The North

• The South

In the south there are large farms called...

• large farms

• big farms

• huge farms

• plantations

Who won the Civil War

• The Union (north)

• The Confederacy (south)

• California

• Canada