The United States Before The Civil War

The United States Before The Civil War

8th Grade

10 Qs

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The United States Before The Civil War

The United States Before The Civil War

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Prior to the Civil War, the _____ covered a larger area, but the _____ was more populous and had more cities.

North; South

South; North

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Prior to the Civil War, the _____ had a mixed economy focused on industry and manufacturing, while the _____ had an agricultural economy centered on cotton.

North; South

South; North

North; West

South; West

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cotton-growing areas in the South relied heavily on _____ labor.

Slave

Indentured servant

Immigrant

Paid

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cotton grown in the South was then sent to _____ mills in the North and in Europe.

Textile

Iron

Rope

Artillery

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act are all examples of the North/South trying to extend their economic and political interests to new territories in the _____.

North

South

East

West

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Dred Scott v. Sandford decision created more tension between the North and South as each fought for the interests of their own part of the country. This is called _____.

Sectionalism

Secession

Sovereignty

Seniority

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who won the election of 1860?

Abraham Lincoln

John C. Breckinridge

John Bell

Stephen Douglas

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