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WorksheetsPre-Civil War (Chapter 15)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Southern economy depended on
a)
Industry
b)
Agriculture
2.
Southern farmers and planters felt that Abraham Lincoln would
a)
not support slavery when he was elected.
b)
expand the United States into Mexico.
c)
steal the slaves of the south, to use in the north.
3.
Slaves were not taught how to read or write by their slave owners. (legally)
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Abolitionist _______, raided a federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in the hope of starting a slave rebellion.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
John Brown
d)
Abe Lincoln
5.
________ was an escaped slave who wrote about his experiences and shared them with northerners.
a)
John Brown
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Frederick Douglass
6.
An ______ was a person who opposed, or worked against slavery.
a)
abolitionist
b)
paddy roller
c)
overseer
7.
At the beginning of the Civil War, the South had an advantage over the North in _________.
a)
farm acreage.
b)
railroads.
c)
industry.
8.
The _______ was expected to win the Civil War quickly because of its many advantages.
a)
south
b)
north
9.
Aboard slave ships, slaves were treated as property and packed tightly together.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
During the middle passage, slaves were shipped from _____ to _____ and sometimes jumped overboard to escape their future fates.
a)
Africa to America
b)
America to Africa
c)
America to Europe
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