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WorksheetsU.S. Civil War
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
What animal represents the Republican Party?
elephant
lion
donkey
giraffe
How were the political party symbols created?
in a book by Dred Scott
in a commercial by Coca-Cola
in a song by Julia Ward Howe
in a political cartoon by Thomas Nast
What was the main economic activity of the North?
urban
agrarian
industrial
agriculture
Where was slavery banned?
in the North
in the South
in the East
In the West
What contributed to sectionalism in the U.S. that was happened just before the Civil War?
Republicanism
patriotism
slavery
the Civil War
What did the Southern states believe they could ignore?
political parties' beliefs
laws in other states when they visited that state
national laws they disagreed with
local laws they disagreed with
What document freed slaves in rebelling states during the Civil War?
Thirteenth Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
U.S. Constitution
Confederate States Constitution
What ended slavery in the United States?
Articles of Confederation
Emancipation Proclamation
Thirteenth Amendment
Declaration of Independence
Whose election contributed to the beginning of the Civil War due to his belief that there should be no slavery?
Frederick Douglass
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Who developed the Republican Party and is known as its father?
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Federick Douglas
Sojourner Truth
What popular song during the Civil War confirmed a soldier's belief that he was fighting for the right reasons?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
What exposed the horrible nature of slavery to thousands of people?
The Election of 1860
The court case, Dred Scott v. Sandford
The song, The Battle Hymn of the Republic
The book, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who continually made compromises in Congress to keep the North and South working together?
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Frederick Douglas
How was it going to be decided which Western states would have slavery and which would be free?
when a territory was made a slave state then another territory had to be made a free state
the number of slaves there when it became a state
the citizens there voting for it
a lottery
What began to happen in the Western states as they tried to determine if the area was a slave or free state?
peaceful negotiations
violence in the streets
nothing happened and it was not important
factories were built
Which region of the country was better prepared for war and how?
The North with more factories to build weapons and other goods and more railroad tracks to move goods and people quicker
The West with more space to fight.
The East with more ships for shipping goods.
The South with more farmland to provide more food for their soldiers.
Why would the South not want high tariffs?
They don't want the West to be richer.
They hate taxes.
They don't want the competition.
It reduces their ability to sell their cash crops.
