WorksheetsAntebellum SC
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define Antebellum.
a)
"time before the war"
b)
"time after the war"
c)
"time"
d)
"never enough time"
2.
What was the main reason for the need for more and more cotton in the South?
a)
Slaves were migrating here and they needed work
b)
mass production (industrialization)=more and more cotton
c)
more people in the south = more cotton needs
d)
the denim market exploded
3.
Why was the cotton gin so significant?
a)
Because it made cotton production quicker
b)
It separated cotton fibers from the cotton seeds
c)
It made the jobs of the slaves a bit easier
d)
all of the above
4.
If the cotton gin made picking cotton for slaves easier, then why did the need for slaves grow?
a)
The CG was difficult to operate and needed many slaves
b)
It was an expensive machine and free labor made it operable
c)
It made it easier to grow=larger plantations=more slaves
d)
none of these
5.
What is the "planter ideal"?
a)
The thought of making money quick by growing cotton
b)
The idea of having the best farm in the world
c)
"planting will save the world"
d)
"farming is my life"
6.
Why was the plot of Denmark Vessey so scary for Southerners?
a)
They realized that slaaves could revolt at any moment
b)
They realized that slaves were not the enemy, whites were
c)
They realized that all plantations were haunted.
d)
They realized that the government was against them.
7.
While the North concentrated on Industrialization, the South focused on ____
a)
machinery
b)
cloth production
c)
agriculture
d)
forming their own government
8.
Define Nationalism
a)
The support of one's country
b)
The support and focus of one's state
c)
The support and focus on one's district
d)
all of the above
9.
Define Sectionalism
a)
The support of one's government
b)
The support of one's nation
c)
The support of the local state
d)
none of the above
10.
Who was the War of 1812 between?
a)
Britain and France
b)
Britain and Native Americans
c)
American and Native Americans
d)
Britain and America
11.
Why was the War of 1812 so significant to the American people?
a)
We did not win, so it lowered our trust in the government
b)
Taking on the British, again, gained US respect
c)
It made life difficult for the American people
d)
Because we won the war, Americans were unstoppable
12.
The Missouri Compromise was an important political divider. What did this line divide?
a)
Southern politics and Northern politics
b)
Free states and slave states
c)
nationalists and sectionalists
d)
all of the above
13.
What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?
a)
To convince slave owners to free their slaves
b)
to convince abolitionists that slavery was A-Okay.
c)
to move the Missouri Line
d)
None of these
14.
Define Popular Sovereignty.
a)
the government chooses for the people
b)
slaves are able to vote
c)
the south makes the choice for the north
d)
the people in certain states vote to make the choice.
15.
The Compromise of 1850 delayed the Civil War in the US for 10 years. It eased tensions dealing with
a)
agriculture
b)
government
c)
slavery
d)
popular sovereignty
16.
In the Dred Scott Decision, the US Supreme Court ruled all of the following except
a)
DS was a citizen who had the right to sue in court
b)
DS was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in court
c)
DS was property, and his owner couldn't be deprived property
d)
It was unconstitutional to keep slavery out of free states
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