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Beginning of Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which were the 2 opposing sides in the Civil War?

a)

Britain and America

b)

Northern and Southern VA

c)

French and Indians

d)

Britain and France

2.

Choose the 2 words that described the economy of the southern states at this time.

a)

agricultural

b)

urban

c)

industrial

d)

rural

3.

New York is a built-up area with towns, cities, and lots of people. What kind of state does this fact make New York?

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

both

d)

neither

4.

Why was VA in favor of slavery?

a)

VA wanted to protect slaves from other states

b)

Slaves would make the population of VA higher

c)

Slaves were needed to grow and harvest cash crops in VA

d)

None of these are right

5.

As new states were created from lands in the western territories, the Northern states wanted them to be

a)

free states

b)

slaves states

c)

both of these

d)

neither of these

6.

Although VA was mainly agricultural, it started to also become industrialized as human resources changed natural resources to capital resources.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

If an area is industrial, it has very few warehouses, factories, and people that work outside of their homes.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Cotton became a good cash crop because it made a much cooler material than wool.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Regardless of whether they lived in the north or south, there were white people that thought all slaves should be free.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

The word abolition is a(n)

a)

person who hates others

b)

end to slavery

c)

improvement to an area

d)

a deserved right