Chapter 11: Out of Turmoil, WV Moves Closer to Statehood

Cotton was responsible for the large number of slaves in the south.

• True

• False

Five candidates ran for President of the United States in the Election of 1860.

• True

• False

Virginia was the first state to secede from the Union.

• True

• False

The firing on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War.

• True

• False

What geographical factor resulted in the lack of need for slaves in the north?

• Small farms were found in the North

• Immigrants to Northern cities provided cheap labor

• Industries provided the greatest job opportunities in the North

• There were more railroads to transport goods to market in the North.

A person who suffers death in support of a belief or cause

• Abstain

• Insurrection

• Martyr

• Platform

Right of people living in an area to decide issues for themselves

• Abstain

• Popular Sovereignty

• Martyr

• Secede

Withdraw from the Union

• Popular Sovereignty

• Sabotage

• Secede

• Treason

To not vote

• Platform

• Martyr

• Insurrection

• Abstain

Crime of attempting to overthrow ones own government

• Treason

• Sabotage

• Insurrection

• Martyr