WorksheetsWeek 14 AL Studies (New)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which two years did the value of cotton exports exceed one million dollars?
1919 and 1920
1850 and 1870
1900 and 1910
1911 and 1912
Where did most of the cotton the South produced go to in 1860?
out of the country
factores in the North
factories in the South
department stores
In 1860, how much of the world's cotton was the South producing?
two-thirds
three-fourths
one-tenth
one-fourth
True or False: The Constitution explicitly said that secession was illegal.
True
False
Which document created a strong central government?
The United States Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
The Ordinance of Secession
The Declaration of Independence
Who did the ordinance of secession give governmental power to?
the people of Alabama
the Confederate States of America
the people of Alabama
the Alabama state legislature
Many people in the South ___________.
experienced limited educational opportunities
opposed slavery
worked in factories
lived in cities
Where did many Southern Unionists secretly gather during the Civil War?
Piney Woods
Winston County
Cahaba
Mobile Bay
Why did Abraham Lincoln feel that the federal government had an obligation to take a stand against the expansion of slavery?
He thought a large-scale rebellion of enslaved people would hurt the entire nation.
Plantations wouldn't work in the midwestern states.
More people wanted to come to America from Europe as indentured servants.
Human rights were more important than states' rights
What was one reason the Constitution was written?
to invite Cuba to join the US
to strengthen the central government
to overthrow slavery
to increase trade with Europe
Meeting the needs of a group with a wide range of people, economy, technology, and geography is challenging.
True
False
What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he promoted a “government of the people, by the people, for the people” in his Gettysburg Address?
that all people should have a voice in government
that voters were responsible for the Civil War
that everyone should serve in public office
that students should study politics
In Alabama’s Ordinance of Secession, what was it likely calling the other Southern states together for?
to force them to secede as well
to form the Confederate States of America
to form a trade union
to plan an attack on Washington, D.C.
Unionists in Winston County passed a resolution in Looney’s Tavern saying .
John Breckinridge should be president.
Alabama should not secede from the Union.
They would arrest any Conderate soldiers who came into the county.
They wanted to be neutral in the Civil War.
Northerners generally lived in, and Southerners generally lived in .
urban areas; rural areas
cabins; apartments
suburbs; coastal towns
a single-family home; a multi-generational home
