Civil War Quick Check (Days 1-6)

What movement grew, in part, due to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• the abolition movement

• the free speech movement

• the environmental movement

• the women's rights movement

What was one impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• It increased discrimination against African Americans in the North.

• It increased demands for the government to end slavery in all states.

• It caused the federal government to increase taxes in Southern states.

• It convinced Southerners that they should not buy goods made in the North.

Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

• to convince the federal government to invade the South

• to convince the southern states to secede from the Union

• to obtain guns to use to capture escaped enslaved people

• to obtain guns to arm enslaved people and carry out a rebellion

What did John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia prove about the abolition movement?

• That some abolitionists wanted to march for peace in the South. 

• That some abolitionists were willing to use violence to help end slavery.

• That some abolitionists were willing to compromise on the issue of slavery.

• That some abolitionists wanted to leave the United States and start a new nation.

What is the principle called “states’ rights”?

• The belief that a state has to follow all federal laws.  

• The belief that a state can ignore any federal law it does not like.

• The belief that a state has to free all enslaved people in their state. 

• The belief that a state can enslave people as long as they count them in the census.  

Why did southern states want to practice states’ rights so much?

• They were concerned that the enslaved population was growing too fast too quickly. 

• They wanted to ignore any new laws against slavery that northern lawmakers might make. 

• They were concerned that new laws requiring factories in the South could hurt cotton production.  

• They wanted to ignore any new laws helping southern states that northern lawmakers might make. 

Which difference between the North and South helped cause the Civil War?

• There were more enslaved people in the South, and wealthy landowners believed their way of life would be destroyed if the federal government outlawed slavery.

• There were more factories in the South, and many factory workers believed their way of life would be destroyed if the federal government raised taxes.

• There were more shipping companies in the South, and boat builders believed they would not have enough business if the federal government outlawed foreign trade.

• There were more American Indians in the South, and many farmers believed they would not have enough labor if the federal government forced the American Indians to move.

Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?

• Atlanta

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox

Who was the general of the Union army during the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

“He has made his point very clear. He wants to save the Union, and he will not let southern states form their own country.”

-Journalist Arthur Smith, 1881

Who is the subject of the quote?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant