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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
2.
William Lloyd Garrison was the founder of which antislavery newspaper?
a)
The Examiner
b)
The Liberator
c)
The New York Times
d)
The Independence Gazette
3.
The Underground Railroad was like a subway that went from city to city.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
5.
Sojourner Truth was a abolitionist and a women's rights leader.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
When the eleven states seceded from the Union, they formed the ___________ State of America.
a)
Confederate
b)
United
c)
Compromised
d)
Comfortable
7.
Many people wanted to abolish slavery. What does abolish mean?
a)
Start paying more money.
b)
Run away from.
c)
Take care of yourself.
d)
Do away with.
8.
A person fighting against slavery was known as _________.
a)
a plantation owner
b)
a protester
c)
an abolitionist
9.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
a)
A former slave owner who continued to fight for slavery.
b)
An escaped slave who helped other slaves to freedom.
10.
What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?
a)
economy, slavery, new states
b)
economy, jobs, income
c)
slavery, new states
d)
economy, new states
11.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
12.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
13.
What group operated a system of safe houses that helped slaves escape to the North?
a)
The Free Soil Party
b)
The Underground Railroad
c)
The Sons of Liberty
d)
The Girl Scouts
14.
What crop was grown in the South that increased the need for slave labor?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Soybeans
d)
Cotton
15.
Which side did Texas fight on?
a)
Union
b)
Confederate
16.
How many years did the Civil War last?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
17.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
18.
What is significant about Fort Sumter?
a)
1st shots fired in the Civil War
b)
It was where the first Union soldier was killed
c)
It was where the Confederates surrendered to the Union
d)
It was Abraham Lincoln's vacation home
19.
What was the name for the states that weren't a part of the Union OR Confederacy?
a)
territories
b)
slave states
c)
free states
d)
border states
20.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture?
a)
North
b)
South
21.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
22.
What event took place in response to the Kansas Nebraska Act?
a)
Dred Scott Rebellion
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
John Brown's Raid
23.
The belief that states had rights and powers within the Union.
a)
Constitution
b)
States' Rights
c)
Federalism
d)
Confederacy
24.
The South's system of forced labor force in which people were treated as property
a)
slavery
b)
states' rights
c)
tariffs
d)
factories
25.
Which of the following states are part of the Confederacy?
a)
Florida
b)
Maine
c)
Ohio
d)
California
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