Civil War

The Southern economy was based heavily on...

• Paid labor

• Corn

• Textile

• Cotton

Why were the Southern states upset when Lincoln was elected president?

• He would raise taxes

• He wanted to end enslavement

• He wouldn't fix their roads

• He wouldn't allow them back into the Union

A person who fought for the end of enslavement is known as...

• Radical

• Rebel

• Abolitionist

• Democrat

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

• An end to enslavement in southern states

• An end to the Civil War

• United States' freedom from Britain

• The start of the Reconstruction Era

What does the word "secede" mean?

• to start a new organization or alliance

• to join a new political party

• to withdraw formally from an organization or alliance

• to begin a war

What did the 13th amendment state?

• all enslavement is banned legally from the country

• women have the right to vote

• African Americans have the right to vote

• US citizens have the right to bear arms

Which side supported enslavement and wanted it to continue?

• The Union

• The Confederacy

Which of the following is a Supreme Court case that heavily influenced the Civil War?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Ed

• Miranda v Arizona

A state that allowed enslavement

• Free State

• Slave State

A state that banned enslavement and made it illegal

• Free State

• Slave State