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WorksheetsThe Civil War in the Indian Territory
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or False: In the South, slaves were essential to growing cotton. Some Indians in eastern Indian Territory were slave owners.
True
False
State's Rights is best defined as...
The federal government supersedes state government
the principle that the rights and responsibilities of the states should take precedence over the federal government
States can not decide things for themselves
Territorial Rights trumps both State and Federal Authority
Tariff or Tariffs is best defined as
a tax, often on exported goods.
a tax, often on imported goods.
a tax, often on both imported and exported goods.
a tax, often on the air we breath and the water we drink.
__________, by the 1850s had joined agriculture in importance in the North, which thousands of immigrants arriving in the Northeast provided cheap labor for its factories.
Radio stations
Movies
Slavery
Industry
The South's economy was based on ____________.
Agriculture
Airplanes
Trains
Sea Salt
True or False: Wealthy southern plantation owners strongly believed that African slaves were essential to their economy and lifestyle.
False
True
In 1819, the United States had twenty-two (22) states. Elven were ______ _____and elven were ______ _______
Free States/Slave States
Free States/ Territories
Slave States/Territories
Secede is best defined as
achieving greatness.
to be the best at something.
to break away, as a state breaking away from the union.
The Comprise of 1850 allowed _______ to be admitted as a free state, while settling the Texas-New Mexico boundaries.
California
North Dakota
Idaho
No Man's Land
True or False: Part of the Comprise of 1850 was the Fugitive Slave Act. This act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
False
True
One who was against slavery is called a/an_______
Freedom Fighter
Abolitionists
Conductors
Loyalists
What was/is the Underground Railroad?
Subways in New York
The train that spanned from the east to the west
A secret network of safe places for slaves to hide as they escaped to the North or Canada
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 formed what two territories?
Kansas/Nebraska
Oklahoma/Indian
Washington/Idaho
Maine/New Hampshire
The Kansas-Nebraska Act also provided for Popular Sovereignty. Popular Sovereignty is best defined as
majority rule.
minority rule.
a process by which those living in a territory could decide for themselves on an issue, such as if they wanted slavery.
everyone living within a state or territory are equal.
What U.S. Supreme Court case stated or ruled that "slaves were beings of an inferior order [with] no rights which white men were bound to respect' and that Congress had no right to stop slavery in the territories?
Dred Scott
Joan of Arc
Sampson Delilah
The presidential election of 1860 had how many candidates?
4
0
5
Not an election year
Name the candidates and their party affiliation in the presidential election of 1860.
John Bell (Constitutional Union), John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), Stephan A Douglas (Northern Democrat), and Abraham Lincoln (Republic)
George Washington (Unaffiliated), John Adams (Federalist), Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican), and Joe Biden (Democrat)
Donald Trump (Republican), Andrew Jackson (Democrat)
Not an election year.
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
Donald J. Trump (R-NY)
Jefferson Davis (D-SC)
Joe Biden (D-MD)
True or False: The presidential election of 1860 was only one of the many causes of the Civil War?
True
False
Indian Territory sided with who during the Civil War? (Select all that apply.)
Some North, but mostly the South.
Some South, but mostly the North.
Neither side some wanted to remain neutral.
