Civil War Quiz Review

Which is not characteristic of the NORTH?

• Contained the majority of the nation's factories

• Economy dominated by agriculture

• Immigrants

• Many railroads

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

Why did Southerners detest Abraham Lincoln?

• He was a slaveholder

• He promised to allow slavery to expand

• He had close ties with Republicans

• They believed he would end slavery

Who attempted to steal weapons from a federal armory and start a slave rebellion?

• John Brown

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglass

• John Bell

Who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Harriet Stephens

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• John Brown

Who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom because he lived for a time in 2 free states?

The Fugitive Slave Act-

• Made slavery legal in the North

• Denied citizenship to black Americans

• Angered Southerners

• Fined people who helped freedom seekers

Novel that depicted the horrors of slavery to many Northerners-

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The North Star

• The Underground Railroad

• The Cabin Built by Uncle Tom

Which of the following is NOT true of Dred Scott v Sandford?

• Said slavery could no longer be prohibited in the territories

• Denied citizenship to black Americans

• Abolitionists were outraged

• Southerners feared what this ruling meant for the future of slavery

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Union (North)?

• Larger population

• Experienced military leaders

• Well established central government

• Had 70% of railroads