Beginning of Civil War

Which were the 2 opposing sides in the Civil War?

• Britain and America

• Northern and Southern VA

• French and Indians

• Britain and France

Choose the 2 words that described the economy of the southern states at this time.

• agricultural

• urban

• industrial

• rural

New York is a built-up area with towns, cities, and lots of people. What kind of state does this fact make New York?

• urban

• rural

• both

• neither

Why was VA in favor of slavery?

• VA wanted to protect slaves from other states

• Slaves would make the population of VA higher

• Slaves were needed to grow and harvest cash crops in VA

• None of these are right

As new states were created from lands in the western territories, the Northern states wanted them to be

• free states

• slaves states

• both of these

• neither of these

Although VA was mainly agricultural, it started to also become industrialized as human resources changed natural resources to capital resources.

• true

• false

If an area is industrial, it has very few warehouses, factories, and people that work outside of their homes.

• true

• false

Cotton became a good cash crop because it made a much cooler material than wool.

• true

• false

Regardless of whether they lived in the north or south, there were white people that thought all slaves should be free.

• true

• false

The word abolition is a(n)

• person who hates others

• end to slavery

• improvement to an area

• a deserved right