“King Cotton” was a phrase used by Southerners prior to the Civil War because of…

The economic and political importance of cotton to the South

The economic and political importance of cotton to the North

The Missouri Compromise was important during the 1820s because it created…

a BALANCE of free and slave states; including Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

a ban on slavery in part of the Louisiana Territory

an IMBALANCE of free and slave states; including Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state

an agreement to allow slavery in the North

What impact did the Compromise of 1850 have on the nation?

California admitted as a free state; Utah and New Mexico to be determined by popular sovereignty

California, Utah, and New Mexico admitted as a slave state

Missouri as a lsave state and Maine as a free state

Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state

Which of the following events is the main cause of southern secession?

Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

The Dred Scott decision said that

Enslaved people were not considered citizens and therefore did not have any rights, such as freedom

Enslaved people were free in slave states

Enslaved people had rights under the Constitution

“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that’s purpose was to…

Reveal the injustices of slavery through the lens of a slave

Encourage Southerners to support the institution of slavery

Encourage Northernes to support the institution of slavery

Encourage a slave uprising in the North

The North viewed John Brown as a hero because…

He was a strong believer of abolition and even died for those beliefs

He guided the Union to the end of the Civil War by providing his military knowledge

He ran for president and successfully won the popular vote

He led a successful slave uprising and was able to capture the town of Harpers Ferry

The main gist of Lincoln's House Divided speech was...

The country cannot go on divided and must pick a side

An order that freed enslaved people in the Confederacy

The country must unite and rebuild the South

The Empancipation Proclamation was an order from Lincoln...

calling for all Confederate slaves to be freed

granting slaves U.S. citizenship

requiring slaves to join Union troops

The main gist of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was

The country must unite and rebuild the South

An order that freed enslaved people in the Confederacy

The country cannot go on divided and must pick a side

What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan?

cut off the South's access to resources and divide the Confederacy

trick the South into invading the North

free all of the enslaved people

cut off North's access to supplies and divide the North

What was the result of the Battle of Gettysburg? How did this change the war for the Confederacy?

Union win; Confederacy would no longer invade the North

Confederate win; Union would no longer invade the South

Union win; marked the end of the Civil War

Union win; marked the start of the Civil War

Which is NOT true about the Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse?

The terms of surrender were mean to punish the South

General Lee surrendered his Confederate army to General Grant

The terms of surrender were generous to make the focus rebuilding the South

It marked the end of the Civil War

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A system where men, women, and children can be sold, bought, and owned by other people.

slavery

Civil War

Abolitionist

Emancipation

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A symbolic division between free states and slave states that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.

Secession

Antebellum

Mason-Dixon Line

Missouri Compromise Line

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Someone who supports banning of slavery

Emancipation

enslaver

Confederacy

Abolitionist

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The time period before the Civil War

Sectionalism

Antebellum

Cash Crop

Abolitionist

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Process of being set free

Emancipation

Antebellum

Institution

Reconstruction

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When people vote directly on an issue, such as slavery that was called

Confederacy

Popular Sovereignty

Secession

Union

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The action of withdrawing or leaving

slavery

Fugitive

Secession

Union

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(2024) Unit 4 Review Game

A system where men, women, and children can be sold, bought, and owned by other people.

A symbolic division between free states and slave states that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.

Someone who supports banning of slavery

The time period before the Civil War

Process of being set free

When people vote directly on an issue, such as slavery that was called

The action of withdrawing or leaving

A state that wanted to abolish the institution of slavery and did NOT secede from the Union

A state that did not secede from the Union and did not depend on the institution of slavery as much as other areas but still had it would most likely belong to the…

A state that depended on slavery for the success of its economy and seceded from the Union would most likely belong to the…

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