U.S. Civil War Vocabulary

The winner of the Election of 1860 was______________.

• John Bell

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

" You say slavery is right and ought to be extended. We think it is wrong and should be restricted....." was a quote that was said by Abraham Lincoln and made the southerners feel that slavery would be​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   in America under his political leadership.

• abolished
• extended into new territories

Select all of the true statements about the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

• written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• encouraged many people to become plantation owners

• extended slavery into Texas

• encouraged many whites to become abolitionists

• exposed the ill treatment of slaves and made people see the slave as a human and not property

Fort Sumter 

• 1861

• 1863

attacked Harpers Ferry

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

President of

• United States

• Confederate States

Led a Slave Rebellion that killed 54

• Dred Scott

• Nat Turner

What was the primary economic difference between the North and the South during the U.S. Civil War?

• The North was industrialized, while the South was agrarian.

• The North relied on agriculture, while the South was industrialized.

• Both the North and South were primarily industrialized.

• Both the North and South were primarily agrarian.

Which document, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were free?

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Thirteenth Amendment

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the main purpose of the Underground Railroad during the U.S. Civil War?

• To transport goods between the North and South

• To provide a secret route for slaves to escape to free states

• To build railroads for military use

• To smuggle weapons to Confederate soldiers