
The Civil War
Authored by Joel Contreras
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
William Goyens
John Reagan
Francis Lubbock
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What was the significance of the Cotton Gin?
It provided a fast and cheap way to remove seeds from cotton.
It decreased the demand for slave labor.
It revolutionized the shipping industry.
It enabled farmers to produce clothing on site.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Why was keeping slavery so important to the South?
The South feared that the loss of slavery would bankrupt their economy.
The South wanted to maintain their power and control over the labor force.
The South believed that slavery was a necessary part of their culture.
The South wanted to preserve their traditional way of life.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the definition of an abolitionist?
A person who wanted to end slavery.
A person who wanted to relocate Native Americans.
A person who wanted to end immigration into Texas.
A person who wanted to end the practice of child labor.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the definition of nullification?
The claim that each state had the right to reject national laws.
The process of canceling a contract or agreement.
The act of repealing a law or ordinance.
The process of making something legally invalid.
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 20 pts
Match the Following:
Compromise of 1850
Law passed to balance the power between slave states and free states, Missouri became a slave state, Maine a free state.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Law passed to protect northern economic interests from foreign competition; angered the south as it devalued cotton exports.
Missouri Compromise
Supreme Court ruled that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories; angered antislavery supporters in the North.
Scott v. Sanford
Repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing slavery in northern territories; territories could choose whether they would allow slavery.
Tariff of Abominations
Law passed to appease tensions between North and South and to keep the balance between free and slave states; California entered the Union as a free state.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Which, according to your book, were the reasons for division in the United States during the 1850s?
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Sectionalism
Slavery
State's Rights
Native Americans
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