Civil War- Lesson #1 Intro to the Civil War

What is a civil war?

• A war between different countries

• A war between different states

• A war between sisters

Why did many people think the war would be over quickly?

• The South had more money than the North.

• The North had 24 states for them versus the South's 11 states.

• The South had more people than the North.

The North was industrialized meaning it had factories and large cities.

• True

• False

The South had large farms and was rural.

• True

• False

What is the difference between enslaved people and indentured servants?

• Enslaved people were brought against their will and indentured servants worked and were promised their freedom after working.

• Indentured servants were brought against their will and enslaved people worked and were promised their freedom after working.

Slavery was allowed in the...

• North

• South

• Neither