WorksheetsCivil War Quiz 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
In the South, most of the workers who picked and cleaned cotton were
family of the plantation
kids who lived on the plantation
African American Slaves
Free Slaves
Abolitionist were people who want to
Keep women from earning money
return escaped slaves to their owners
give women the right to be free of slavery
end slavery in the United States
By the 1850s which of these was becoming more important in the North?
growing cotton
mining
manufacturing
slaves continued to work for free
Which of these happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected President?
Congress passed the Missouri Compromise
The Supreme Court ruled that a slave is property
Violence broke out between slave owners and slaves
The Confederate States were formed
William Lloyd Garrison ...
invented the cotton gin
ended slavery in the North
started a newspaper called The Liberator
started a revolt with owners
A slave who led a revolt against slave owners in Virginia
William Lloyd Garrison
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Nat Turner
Henry Clay was responsible for
the revolt in Virginia
The Confederate States being formed
The Compromise of 1850
the Missouri Compromise of 1820
States' Right meant
The Northern states were free
John C. Calhoun was in charge
Citizens of each state has the final say in any decision for their state
The federal government decided all the laws for every state
The Fugitive Slave Act meant
All slaves were criminals
Escaped slaves needed to be returned to their owners if found
Slave Owners were breaking the law by having slaves
Slaves were allowed to break the law for their freedom
Cotton allowed this region to become wealthy
North
South
Most states ended slavery
North
South
Manufacturing was important in the
North
South
Thousands of immigrants worked in this region
North
South
It was a crime to teach a slave to read or write in this region
North
South
Slave rebellions took place in the
North
South
Even after ending slavery, prejudice against African Americans happened in this region
North
South
Who invented the famous cotton gin in the early 20th century?
Eli Whitney
Eli Young
Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Franklin
Why was the Fugitive Slave Act made?
To capture runaway slaves.
To free slaves.
Return runaway slaves.
Get rid of slaves.
