Civil War Test

What were abolitionist?

• People who held protest and rallies against slavery.

• White people, free black people, men and women

• People who wanted to end slavery for everyone, everywhere

• All of the above

Why did the south argue they needed slaves?

• They had many factories for slaves to work in.

• They felt they were need because they needed help with their crops.

• They did not have people to hunt animals.

• They needed more people in government.

Factories and industry were very common in this region.

• North

• South

Farming was a way of life for most people in this region, and cotton was the most important crop.

• North

• South

What was Uncle Tom's Cabin about?

• A book about why slavery was needed in the south.

• A book about how to live and survive in a cabin in the woods.

• A book about the true cruelty of slavery.

Who was John Brown and what did he do?

• John Brown was an abolitionist who traveled around giving speeches and holding rallies for slavery.

• John Brown was an abolitionist who organized an attack on a weapons unit in the north to get weapons for slaves to revolt.

• John Brown was the Vice President at the time and a close friend to Abraham Lincoln.

• John Brown was a free black man who tried to sell weapons at cheap prices for slaves to revolt aagainst their owners.

Which group would have been MOST angry about the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860?

• enslaved African Americans

• slave owners

• Northern abolitionists

• conductors on the Underground Railroad

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at which battle?

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fort Henrry

What are 2 affects of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

• Hundreds of people were killed

• South Carolina seceded and started the Confederacy

• slaves were given their freedom

• No soldiers were killed

Which battle marked the turning point of the war?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fort Henry