WorksheetsUnit 6: Antebellum & Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Vocabulary:
A person who wanted to end slavery
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Census
b)
Antebellum
c)
Secession (Secede)
d)
Abolitionist
2.
What was the first industry impacted by interchangeable parts?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Cotton (Eli Whitney's Cotton Gen)
c)
Computer
3.
What was life like for free African Americans in the South in the early to mid-1800s?
a)
Few rights and freedoms given
b)
Many rights and freedoms given
c)
No rights and freedoms given
4.
What were the southern states called during the Civil War?
a)
Confederate
b)
Down Yonder
c)
Union
d)
Georgia
5.
What does "Popular Sovereignty" mean?
a)
Ability of the residents of a state to decide on an issue like slavery, etc.
b)
People in a state can vote for who is the most popular
c)
State citizens can vote to have a "sovereign" or "king" if they wan to
d)
It's a music genre
6.
What does "antebellum" mean?
a)
Before War
b)
After War
c)
During War
d)
Peace Time
7.
What does SECESSION mean?
a)
To leave or withdraw
b)
To follow
c)
To argue
d)
To join-become a part of
8.
What was the correct name for the North during the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Yankees
c)
City Folk
d)
Tyrants
9.
What does "abolition" or "abolish" mean?
a)
To get rid of something
b)
To insult someone
c)
To vandalize property
d)
To disappear
10.
The Missouri Compromise resulted in ...?
a)
Missouri being entered into the Union but as a SLAVE state and Maine entered as a FREE state
b)
Missouri entered the Union as a FREE state and Maine entered as a SLAVE state
c)
California entered the Union as a FREE state
d)
California entered the Confederacy
11.
The Compromise of 1850 resulted in ALL of the following EXCEPT...?
a)
Washington DC discontinued slave trade
b)
Fugitive Slave Act allowed slave owners get back their runaway slaves
c)
SW territories can vote on slavery
d)
California added as a slave state
12.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in which of the following?
a)
Kansas was admitted to Union as FREE state
b)
Nebraska was admitted to Union as SLAVE state
c)
Popular Sovereignty allowed citizens to vote on slavery in both territories leading to angry mobs flooding into the region
d)
Kansas and Nebraska assigned as Indian Territories
13.
Who was Dred Scott?
a)
A slave master who chased after his runaway slave
b)
A slave that claimed he was free because his master brought him a free state
c)
A Supreme Court justice
d)
A politician
14.
Who won the election of 1860?
a)
Lincoln
b)
Beckinridge
c)
Bell
d)
Douglas
15.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
16.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
17.
Who was Nat Turner?
a)
A slave who led a slave revolt against plantation owners.
b)
An abolitionist who helped with a slave revolt.
c)
A slave who fought for the North to end slavery.
18.
Why was John Brown so important to the fight against slavery?
a)
He led a slave revolt on plantation owners in VA.
b)
He fought for the South to maintain slavery.
c)
He fought for the North to receive his freedom after the war.
d)
He led a revolt at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion.
19.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
a)
A former slave owner who continued to fight for slavery.
b)
An escaped slave who helped other slaves to freedom.
20.
What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?
a)
economy, slavery, new states
b)
economy, jobs, income
c)
slavery, new states
d)
economy, new states
21.
Which group did not take sides in the Civil War?
a)
American Indians
b)
Whites
c)
African Americans
d)
English
22.
What was the dominant cash crop in the South during the Antebellum Era that caused a sharp increase in slavery and further divided the nation politically?
a)
tobacco
b)
indigo
c)
rice
d)
cotton
23.
What was the main effect of the cotton gin?
a)
It made slaves' lives much easier
b)
It decreased the value of slaves
c)
It ended the Atlantic slave trade
d)
It increased the demand for slaves
24.
What was the system called that was made up of citizens helping escaped slaves on their was north?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Soul Train
c)
Confederate Escape
25.
Which act/compromise made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Runaway Slave Compromise
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
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