Civil War

A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.

• a plantation owner
• a protester
• an abolitionist

Who was Nat Turner?

• A slave who led a slave revolt against plantation owners.
• An abolitionist who helped with a slave revolt.
• A slave who fought for the North to end slavery.

Why was John Brown so important to the fight against slavery?

• He led a slave revolt on plantation owners in VA.
• He fought for the South to maintain slavery.
• He fought for the North to receive his freedom after the war.
• He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

• he had a plan to raise taxes

One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

• the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

• people in the state believed their state's rights were being denied

• the state was paying high tariffs.

• plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

The name given to army from the North.

• Confederates

• Americans

• Military

• Union

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates
• Union
• Americans
• Military

This was the president of the Confederate States.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee
• Jefferson Davis

This battle was the turning point in the war.

• Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

This was the main economy of the Confederacy

• Agriculture
• Industy
• Shipping
• Trade