Social Studies Quiz

The Southern States fought on which side of the Civil War?

• The Union/North

• The Confederacy/South

Which side of the Civil War supported slavery?

• The North/Union

• The South/Confederacy

How did African American slaves get to the United States?

• Through the trans-Atlantic slave trade

• In a boat with their families and friends

• Through a portal in space-time

Which famous Civil War general led the Confederate army in the Civil War?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Abigail Adams

Why did the south (Confederacy) want to keep the institution of slavery in place?

• because they were racist

• because the slaves made the slave-owners rich

• because they were racist, and, the slaves were making the slave-owners rich

What was the "age of exploration"?

• A happy time when everyone got to meet new people and learn new things about different cultures

• A time in history when people from all countries sailed around the world to find riches.

• A time when white Europeans colonized and invaded other countries for their resources, and enslaved or killed native peoples.

• The time that we went to the Moon in the 1960s