Civil War

Match the characteristics to the correct side

Groups:

(a) Union

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(b) Confederacy

• More Railroads

• Seceded from The United States

• Fought in familiar territory

• Superior Navy

• Produced 90% of goods in America

• Larger Population

• Smaller Economy

• More military colleges

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Appomattox, Virginia
• Antietam, Maryland
• Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina

What was the primary reason the South seceded from the Union?

• To increase industrial production
• To establish a new form of government
• To expand trade with European countries
• To preserve slavery

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?

• The ruling declared slavery unconstitutional
• The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence
• African Americans were not considered citizens and could not sue in federal court.
• African Americans were granted full citizenship rights

What did John Brown do?

• Advocated for armed insurrection against slavery
• Invented the lightbulb
• Discovered a new planet
• Wrote a famous cookbook

What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• A cookbook written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe depicting the harsh realities of slavery in the United States.
• A travel guide written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• A science fiction novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

What was the Compromise of 1850?

• An agreement between the Northern and Southern states to abolish slavery
• A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 to address the issue of slavery in the newly acquired territories.
• A treaty signed between the United States and Mexico in 1850
• A law passed by the British Parliament in 1850 regarding trade regulations

What was Bleeding Kansas?

• A series of violent political confrontations over slavery in Kansas Territory
• A movement advocating for the expansion of slavery into Kansas
• A celebration of Kansas becoming a state in the United States
• A peaceful negotiation between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas

Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• The election of President Abraham LIncoln
• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

Confederacy

• The southern states that rebelled against the Union
• The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person; due process balances the power of law of the land while protecting the rights of the individual
• A rule or law