AL History: Week 14

By 1860, the Southern states were producing _______ of the world's cotton.

• half
• two thirds
• three fourths

How were the Southern states sectional?

• They upheld slavery, which hurt America's enslaved people.
• They wanted to abolish slavery, which would hurt the South's economy.
• They were not sectional.

How were the Northern states sectional?

• They upheld slavery, which hurt America's enslaved people.
• They wanted to abolish slavery, which would hurt the South's economy.
• They were not sectional.

When new states were added to the U.S., the South wanted them to be "slave" states and the North wanted them to be "free" states. What did this lead to?

• The Civil War
• The Revolutionary War
• World War I

This official document let the U.S. know that a state did not want to be a part of the union any longer.

• The Articles of the Confederacy
• The Ordinance of Secession
• The Bill of RIghts

Who was the 22-year-old school teacher who wanted Winston County to remain neutral in the war?

• Alexander Hamilton Stephens
• Charles Christopher Sheats
• Robert E Lee

When did the Civil War begin?

• March 15, 1865
• April 12, 1861
• December 25, 1863

As a result of Winston County being trapped between both armies...

• They were raided by both armies
• They escaped the war
• They ran out of food

Today Winston County has a statue dressed...

• In a Union uniform
• In a half Union/ half Confederate uniform
• In a Confederate uniform

In the Civil War, Alabama was a part of the ....

• Confederacy
• Union