Civil War beginnings

Name the president of the Union (Northern States) during the Civil War.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Benedict Arnold

The south was for slavery because

• they wanted to be difficult
• they liked slaves
• slavery was profitable 
• this is wrong. 

Secede?

• something use to plant in the dirt
• rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
• to withdraw or break away from a nation
• the separation or isolation of a race

The North first entered the war to 

• prevent slavery
• to crush the Union
• to steal money from banks
• to keep the Union together

What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?

• Underground Railroaders 
• Suffragists
• Bushwackers
• Abolitionists

Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850s?

• large cities
• farms and small towns
• plantations
• large towns

What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850s?

• They thought slavery was profitable.
• They believed slavery had its place.
• They saw slavery as a luxury.
• They wanted to outlaw slavery.

Because of high tariffs, or taxes on imported goods, where did Southern states prefer to buy manufactured goods?

• Mexico
• Britian
• Australia
• Germany

Which item would best complete the list?

• Inexperienced military leaders
• Lack of Industries
• Larger Population
• Lack of agricultural land

The Compromise of 1850...

• allowed California to enter as a free state.

• gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.

• banned slavery in Texas

• ended the Fugitive Slave law.