Road to the Civil War

Which crop made South Carolina an agricultural leader in the South?

• cotton

• tabacco

• corn

• exports

The economy in the South was tied to slavery. So leaders in the South began to ____ ____ in order to protect their "right" to own slaves.

• pass laws

• veto laws

• pass taxes

• argue

What was the source of wealth for many of the elite families in South Carolina? (Select 2)

• land

• slaves

• mining

• fishing

• livestock

What were the two primary advantages the middle and elite classes had over the lower class and slaves?

• resources

• opportunities

• physical strength

• political power

• weapons

In Free states, slavery was ___________.

• illegal

• legal

What do we call the idea that each state has the power to pass its own laws?

• States Rights

• Slave States

• Free States

• Secession

• Abolitionists

Which group worked to end slavery in the United States?

• Plantationists

• Slave States

• Free States

• Secessionists

• Abolitionists

President Lincoln Promised that he would

• stop the spread of slavery

• secede from the Union

• Work in congresw

• spread slavery

• end slavery in the South

What does "secede" mean?

• To break away

• To accomplish a goal

• To end slavery

• To meet

What did South Carolina decide at the Secession Convention?

• To secede, or break away from the union

• to end slavery

• to spread slavery

• To attack the North