Civil War

What word means "to leave?"

• tariff

• compromise

• secede

• agriculture

What was a major difference between the North and the South?

• The North had slaves and the South didn't

• The South had slaves and the North didn't

• The South had small farms and North had large farms

• The South had many industries and the North didn't

What invention made cotton cheaper to produce which led to large cotton plantations?

• steamboat

• shovel

• cotton picker

• cotton gin

What is the Mason-Dixon Line?

• The border between Maryland and Pennsylvania

• The border between Maryland and Virginia

• The border between the US and Mexico

• The border between the US and Canada

Which was the first state to secede?

• Florida

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Alabama

What was the name for the southern states that seceded?

• South America

• The Southern United States

• The Union States of America

• The Confederate States of America

Where was the first capital of the Confederacy

• Washington, D.C.

• Charleston, SC

• Montgomery, AL

• Miami, FL

What was the first battle in the Civil War?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Savannah

In January of 1863, Lincoln signed what document that gave enslaved people in the Confederacy freedom?

• Missouri Compromise

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Gettysburg Address

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North?

• They had a strong Navy

• The had advanced industries

• They had an advanced railroad system

• They were familiar with the area