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WorksheetsLife Before the Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Choose all the examples of a Primary Source.
A textbook about Ancient Egypt.
A photograph taken during the Women's Suffrage Movement.
A website focusing on the Trail of Tears.
A personal journal written by a girl during the Holocaust.
A letter written by a soldier during the Civil War.
Choose all the examples of a Secondary Source.
A photograph taken during the Women's Suffrage Movement.
A website about the Salem Witch Trials.
A textbook about Ancient Greece.
A book written about Harriet Tubman.
A baseball from the 1918 World Series game.
Which of the following were NOT a reason that lead to the Civil War?
Slavery
Westward Expansion
Northern and Southern Economics
The Election of 1860
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
In terms of economics (money), how was the North different from the South?
The North focused mostly on farming and plantations while the South focused mostly on industry and factories.
The North focused mostly on the railroad and farming, while the South focused mostly on factories.
The North focused mostly on industry and factories, while the South focused mostly on farming and plantations.
The North focused mostly on buying and selling enslaved people, while the South focused on factories and industry.
In terms of economics, what was complicated about the North's belief?
The North believed that slavery was okay, and used materials obtained by slave labor.
The North believed that slavery was bad, but still used materials obtained by slave labor.
The North believed that slavery was okay, but did not use materials obtained by slave labor.
The North believed that slavery was bad, and did not use materials obtained by slave labor.
What did people in the South believe in terms of Westward Expansion?
The South believed that no slavery should be allowed in the newly formed states and territories.
The South believed that slavery should be allowed in every newly formed state and territory.
The South believed that slavery should only be allowed in the South.
The South believed that each new state and territory should decide for itself whether or not it would allow slavery.
In general, the people of the North...
Believed that slavery should be abolished (gotten rid of).
Believed that slavery should be in every state.
Believed that slavery should stay only in the South.
Believed that slavery should stay only in the new states and territories.
People of the South thought that Abraham Lincoln was...
A great choice for president and many people voted for him.
An okay choice for president and some people voted for him.
A terrible choice for president and they did not put his name on the ballot.
Who was Dred Scott?
A candidate who ran for president against Abraham Lincoln and lost.
An abolitionist from Massachusetts who went to Kansas during Westward Expansion.
An enslaved man who moved north with his "owner" and sued for his right to be free (and lost).
A wealthy business owner from the north who fought for slavery to be legal in the North.
What year did the Civil War begin?
1776
1850
1861
1900
