Chapter 8

All the following are true about Robert Hickman except:

• He was the first to come to Minnesota on a train.

• He helped establish Pilgrim Baptist Church in St. Paul.

• He was a preacher and leader of a group of former slaves.

• He was a former slave who could read and write.

Most Northerners were opposed to expanding slavery to new western states.

• true

• false

President of the United States during the Civil War: assassinated in 1865.

• Abe Lincoln

• Henry Sibley

• Alexander Ramsey

• Mark Dayton

Which of the following was the nickname for the southern states?

• Confederacy

• Union

• Abolitionists

• Loyalists

This amendment to the Constitution provided citizenship to all people born in the U.S, regardless of race.

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 19

How many soldiers from Minnesota served during the Civil War?

• 250

• 2500

• 25000

• 250000

This amendment to the Constitution said that the right to vote cannot be denied because of race or color of skin.

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 19

What type of machine separated the cotton plant from it's seeds?

• thresher

• trebuchet

• cotton gin

• cotton picker

Some Minnesotans wanted to maintain good relationships with the Southerners so that they would continue to be paying tourists.

• true

• false

What state was the first to volunteer troops for the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War?

• New York

• Maine

• Pennsylvania

• Minnesota