Civil War

People who worked to end slavery were called:

• abolitionists

• southerners

• cartridges

• blockades

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 SC believed their state's rights were being denied

• our state was too far away from the state capital

• plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

Lincoln ordered a blockade of Charleston and the entire south to:

• keep a closer watch on the South

• keep the South from getting any supplies

• catch seafood along the coast

• keep southerners from escaping to the North

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• to help slaves escape to freedom

• to provide an underground train that slaves could ride on

• a way to sneak soldiers across enemy lines

• a plan to end the Civil War

Who Was John Brown?

• An avid abolitionist
• President of the United States of America
• A rich slave owner
• A southern democrat

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

The primary issue of the war changed. What was the underlying issue that became profound?  

• Money
• Popular Sovereignty
• Slavery
• Self-defense