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WorksheetsRoad to Civil War (SS Weekly Gr. 5 Wk. 27-28)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did Congress continue to make compromises?
They wanted to avoid war.
Nebraska didn't like Kansas.
Missouri wanted to be a state.
The country was too big.
Which compromise allowed Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a free state?
The Missouri-Maine Act
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
What did the Southern states plan to do if Lincoln was elected?
Throw a party
Support Lincoln
Free all enslaved people
Leave the Union
Who said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand?"
Abram
Lee
Lincoln
Harper
What does "Secession" mean?
Leaving the Union
Supporting a president
Raising the dead
Winning a war
What did the Southern states call their new country?
The Southern Americans
The Southern States
The United Confederates
The Confederate States of America
What line is considered the border between the North and the South?
The Mason-Dixon Line
The Macie-Dixie Line
The Max-Dye Line
The Mast-Dost Line
What started the Civil War?
Lincoln became president
California became a state
South Carolina left the Union
The South fired on Ft. Sumter
What does "Civil War" mean?
A brother fighting against a sister
A country fighting against itself
Parents fighting against their children
The president fighting his citizens
What was the first state to leave the Union?
North Dakota
South Dakota
South Carolina
North Carolina
What does "advocate" mean?
Supporter
Enemy
Speaker
President
What is a free state?
A state that allows slavery
A state that forbids slavery
Lincoln said, "A _______ divided against itself cannot stand."
Country
Group
House
Town
Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry?
Bob Brown
Charlie Brown
John Brown
Marcus Brown
Is it ever okay to do the wrong thing because you think that you have the right answer?
Yes
No
I don't know
