Civil War

Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as

• states' rights
• secede
• sharecropper
• sectionalism

Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?

• North
• South
• Border states

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

• North

• South

• Border states

The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:

• Paid workers
• Industry
• Agriculture
• Goods & Services

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

• Unpaid workers

• Industry

• Agriculture

• Goods & Services

An abolitionist wants to

• spread slavery

• fight for the South (Confederacy)

• withdraw from the Union

• end slavery

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?

• President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US

• President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union

• President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

What was the South's MAIN argument in support of slavery?

• They were an agricultural (farming) based economy that relied on free workers
• They had the right to limit the power of the federal government (states' rights)
• A workplace made up slave labor would work harder

What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the 1860 Presidential election?

• Abraham Lincoln was elected
• Abraham Lincoln lost the election
• Slavery was immediately abolished (ended)
• The Southern states started to secede( withdraw/leave)