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WorksheetsEvents Leading to the Civil War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The economy of the north was ___________________.
Agricultural
Tourism
Technology
Industrial
The economy of the south was ___________________.
Agricultural
Tourism
Technology
Industrial
The northern economy relied on slave labor.
True
False
The southern economy relied on slave labor.
True
False
The northern Union states wanted new states to be _________.
Border States
Slave States
Free States
Neutral States
How were the ideas of new states different in the north and south?
The south wanted new states to be border states.
The north wanted new states to be slave states.
The south wanted new states to be slave states.
Neither the north or south wanted any more states to form.
Who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831, resulting in the death of many white people?
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Who was an escaped slave that helped over 300 hundred slaves escape to the north?
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
What was the escape route for slaves called that Harriet Tubman used?
Underground Subway
Wagon Road
Migration Routes
Underground Railroad
Who were people who thought slavery should be abolished?
Confederates
Loyalists
Patriots
Abolitionists
Who was the abolitionist who led a raid on the US Armory in Harpers Ferry, Va?
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
Who became the 16th president of the United States in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Nat Turner
John Brown
What did the southern states do after Abraham Lincoln became president?
Seceded from the United States Union
Joined the British Empire
Abolished slavery
Become the Union States of America
What did the southern states rename themselves?
The Union States of America
The Free States of America
The Confederate States of Mexico
The Confederate States of America
The Confederate States wanted slavery to continue?
True
False
