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Causes Of Civil War - Slavery

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of sectionalism ?

a)

loyalty to your own region rather than to the whole nation

b)

to believe in sectioning

c)

a form a racism

d)

to believe in separation

2.

What was one of the main North vs South differences ?

a)

racism

b)

trade

c)

slavery

d)

murder

3.

What is one thing that the North had more than the South ?

a)

crops

b)

factories

c)

slaves

d)

soldiers

4.

What is the cotton gin used for ?

a)

for picking cotton

b)

to separate cotton from its seeds

c)

to changes the color of the cotton

d)

to weave cotton it in into clothing

5.

The Cotton Gin could do the work of...?

a)

100 slaves

b)

50 slaves

c)

45 slaves

d)

55 slaves

6.

Why was the cotton gin important ? ( Choose 2 answers )

a)

it made the jobs harder

b)

it made the jobs easier

c)

it helped produce more cotton

d)

it helped the slaves eat

7.

Who is Uncle Tom in the book ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ ?

a)

a slave owner/master

b)

the president

c)

someone's uncle

d)

a slave

8.

Why was the book “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” important ? ( Choose 2 answers )

a)

it caused people in the North to want an end to slavery

b)

It was written by a slave owner

c)

It caused the bloodiest war on earth

d)

It was a short story written by a 3rd grader about their uncle tom

9.

How did some slaves get an education while working ?

a)

they asked their master for private tutors

b)

teachers created a “ Night School” where slaves would sneak away to learn or steal books and teach themselves to read

c)

slaves would attend school monday through friday

d)

slaves had no way to receive and education

10.

Which of the following is the name of a famous slave ?

a)

Thomas Affleck

b)

James. L Acorn

c)

Frederick Douglass

11.

About how many slaves were there during the civil war ?

a)

3,950,000

b)

5,453,679

c)

4,689

d)

1,000,000,0

12.

Who was the main conductor of the Underground Railroad ?

a)

george washington

b)

harriet tubman

c)

rosa parks

d)

barack obama

13.

What was the underground railroad ?

a)

a network of secret routes to help slaves escape

b)

a train station

c)

train tracks underground