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WorksheetsLeading to the Civil War
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A group of people who were fighting to end slavery were known as ______________.
Transcendentalists
Protestants
Abolitionists
Martyr
What invention of the 1800's sped up the production of wheat?
The tractor
the mechanical reaper
the cotton gin
the scythe
A network of escape routes or safe houses for runaway slaves from the South to the North.
Underground Railroad
Morse Code
Pilgrimage
rendezvous
A war between citizens of the same country is known as a ______________________________.
Spiritual Mission
Civil War
Terrorist attack
Rebellion
What were the main benefits of building Canals?
they connected rivers and lakes
you could transport people on them
you could transport goods on them
All of the above
This invention of the 1800's allowed people to send messages over long distances very quickly.
The telephone
The pager
The telegraph
The sonar
The creation of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney made it possible to increase production _______ x's faster than by hand.
10
25
50
100
From which country did the most immigrants to the U.S. come from during the mid 1800's?
England
Germany
Ireland
China
Why did the population go up in Northern cities during the Industrial Revolution?
People moved to the cities to have electricity
People moved to the cities seeking employment in factories
People moved to cities seeking to get rich
People moved to cities to gain land
Owners of small farms in the South who owned few if any slaves.
Yeoman
Plantation owners
Overseers
Ewmon
Why did Southern farmers resist the Industrial Revolution in the South?
They weren't interested in making money
They didn't want large populations in the South
They didn't want to ruin the farm land they used for cash crops
They didn't like Northern culture
What does "Cotton is King" mean?
That Governor James Cotton is the hero of the South
That cotton had replaced tobacco as the number one cash crop in the South
That people were killing each other over cotton as if it were gold
Which of the following describe the life of a slave?
They had no rights
They worked long hours
They lived in fear
They could be sold
All of the above
What law stated that people in the North could be fined or imprisoned for helping runaway slaves?
Slave Codes
The Missouri Compromise
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
How did plantation owners measure their wealth?
By how many slaves they owned
By how much farm land they owned
By how many kids they had
Answers A and B
What were the North and South called during the Civil War?
The Union and the North
The Confederacy and the Republic
The Union and the Confederacy
The Abe-olition Nation and the Confederate States of America
What was the name of the method of deciding the issue of slavery in new territories under the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Popular Sovereignty
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The North West Passage
According to the ruling of the Supreme Court case: Dred Scott v. Sanford, why was it determined that Dred Scott did not deserve his freedom?
Because he was from the South
Because he could not read or write
Because he got caught
Because he was considered property and therefore not a citizen
What was John Brown's plan at Harper's Ferry?
To create a network for runaway slaves to escape North
To arm the slaves from the armory
To start a protest against slavery
To kidnap slave owners and ransom them
What are the two main reasons given for the Civil War?
Slavery and States Rights
Slavery and the Blood Feuds
Sectionalism and Education
States Rights and Education
True or False. The South left the Union after the Election of 1860 because they feared Abraham Lincoln and the Republican would attempt to abolish slavery.
True
False
Who was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America?
Thomas Jefferson
Stephen Douglas
James Buchnnon
Jefferson Davis
What event is considered the start of the Civil War
The Battle of Lexington
The Attack on Fort Sumter
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Bull's Run
What does secede mean?
To grow apart
To try ones best
To come together in a time of need
To break away from or leave and start a new country
What is the name for the set of laws that blocked slaves from having rights and prevented them from rising up against their slave owners?
Black Codes
The Fugitive Slave Act
Slave Codes
"Cotton is King"
People who became angry with immigrants because they felt they were stealing all the jobs were known as ________________________.
Nativists
War Hawks
Neo- Republicans
True Blood Americans
A person who ran the day to day on plantations and managed the slaves was known as a _____________________.
Whipping Boy
Overseer
Cult Leader
Overlord
Which part of the Country had a lower literacy rate?
North
South
Florida was the ___ state secede the Union.
2nd
3rd
5th
7th
Which side fired the first shots in the Civil War?
The Union, North
The Confederacy, South
