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Events Leading to the Civil War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The economy of the north was ___________________.

a)

Agricultural

b)

Tourism

c)

Technology

d)

Industrial

2.

The economy of the south was ___________________.

a)

Agricultural

b)

Tourism

c)

Technology

d)

Industrial

3.

The northern economy relied on slave labor.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The southern economy relied on slave labor.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The northern Union states wanted new states to be _________.

a)

Border States

b)

Slave States

c)

Free States

d)

Neutral States

6.

How were the ideas of new states different in the north and south?

a)

The south wanted new states to be border states.

b)

The north wanted new states to be slave states.

c)

The south wanted new states to be slave states.

d)

Neither the north or south wanted any more states to form.

7.

Who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831, resulting in the death of many white people?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Abraham Lincoln

8.

Who was an escaped slave that helped over 300 hundred slaves escape to the north?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

What was the escape route for slaves called that Harriet Tubman used?

a)

Underground Subway

b)

Wagon Road

c)

Migration Routes

d)

Underground Railroad

10.

Who were people who thought slavery should be abolished?

a)

Confederates

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Abolitionists

11.

Who was the abolitionist who led a raid on the US Armory in Harpers Ferry, Va?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

12.

Who became the 16th president of the United States in 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

13.

What did the southern states do after Abraham Lincoln became president?

a)

Seceded from the United States Union

b)

Joined the British Empire

c)

Abolished slavery

d)

Become the Union States of America

14.

What did the southern states rename themselves?

a)

The Union States of America

b)

The Free States of America

c)

The Confederate States of Mexico

d)

The Confederate States of America

15.

The Confederate States wanted slavery to continue?

a)

True

b)

False