Politics
Eleven states left the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president because they thought he was going to .
a) raise taxes
b) abolish slavery
c) sell Southern farmland
d) stop the spread of slavery
b) abolish slavery
Who was fighting the civil war? Pick two.
North
West
South
East
North and South
Who was the president of the United States during slavery?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Who is this person?
a) Jefferson Davis
b) Sojourner Truth
c) Frederick Douglass
d) William Lloyd Garrison
c) Frederick Douglass
Pick the word for this definition: an announce that you are setting something free
thirteenth amendment
constitution
emancipation proclamation
abolish
emancipation proclamation
What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?
a) It reunited the Union.
b) It freed enslaved all Americans.
c) It officially ended the Civil War.
d) It banned slavery in the United States.
b) It freed all enslaved Americans.
Who won the civil war? How?
The South won by capturing the norths capitol.
The north won when they killed Robert E Lee
The North won when they captured the Souths Capitol in Virginia
Neither the north or South won
The North won when they captured the Souths Capitol in Virginia
Who led the Union Army during the civil war?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Ulysses S Grant
C) Robert E Lee
D) George Washinton
B) Ulysses S Grant
What is Harriet Tubman doing in this image?
a) leading Confederate soldiers into a trap
b) convincing Northerners that slavery is wrong
c) helping people escape on the Underground Railroad
d) reuniting families that have been separated by slavery
c) helping people escape on the Underground Railroad
Choose the word for this definition: to end or stop something completely.
abolish
emancipation
distinct
import
abolish
What document did the Thirteenth Amendment change?
a) the Declaration of Independence
b) the Emancipation Proclamation
c) the Articles of Confederation
d) the Constitution
e) the Bill of Rights
d) the Constitution
Why did President Lincoln send Union troops into war following the Confederacy’s attack on
Fort Sumter? (3.6.a)
a) He thought it was the only way to reunite the country.
b) He wanted to punish Southerners for leaving the United States.
c) He wanted to scare Confederate leaders into surrendering.
d) He knew it was the best chance of ending slavery in America.
a) He thought it was the only way to reunite the country.
Who led the Confederate Army during the civil war?
A. Ulysses S Grant
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Robert E. Lee
D. Mrs. Corder
C. Robert E. Lee
What is this?
A newspaper written by Fredrick Douglas
A poster for a story written by Harriet Beecher
A poster for a movie about slavery
A book about slavery
A poster for a story written by Harriet Beecher
What does the Juneteenth holiday celebrate?
a) the end of the Civil War
b) the end of slavery in the United States
c) the end of the French and Indian War
d) the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
b) the end of slavery in the United States
What was the relationship between cotton and enslaved labor in the South?
A) As the supply of cotton grew, the demand for enslaved workers fell.
b) As the demand for enslaved workers fell, the supply of cotton grew.
c) As the demand for cotton grew, so did the demand for enslaved workers.
d) As the supply of enslaved workers grew, so did the supply of cotton.
c) As the demand for cotton grew, so did the demand for enslaved workers.
Where was the Conferate Capitol?
Massachusettes
Louisiana
Virginia
New York
Virginia
Name two ways people worked to end slavery.
War, amendments, Published stories or newpapers, Underground Railroad, teaching others.
What was this person known for? Choose three.
a) He was an author.
b) He was an abolitionist.
c) He was a newspaper publisher.
d) He was a presidential candidate.
e) He was a leader of the Confederacy.
f) He was an Underground Railroad conductor.
a) He was an author.
b) He was an abolitionist.
c) He was a newspaper publisher.
What does unalienable mean?
to free something
to end something completely
unable to be taken away
to withdraw membership
unable to be taken away
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? (3.3.a, 3.6.a, 3.7, 3.12)
a) It banned slavery in Union states.
b) It banned slavery in the United States.
c) It freed all enslaved people in the United States.
d) It freed all enslaved people in Confederate states.
d) It freed all enslaved people in Confederate states.
Why were the North and South at war?
The north wanted to abolish slavery everywhere
the south wanted to end slavery
the north wanted to stop the spread of slavery
the south wanted to keep slavery in there states only
the north wanted to stop the spread of slavery
What, to the American slave, is the Fourth of July? I answer, a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham . . .
Which statement summarizes the claim Douglass makes in the excerpt? (3.3.a, 3.3.b)
a) White Americans do not celebrate the Fourth of July.
b) The Fourth of July should be a day of celebration, not sadness.
c) A country that enslaves people has no right to celebrate freedom.
d) The Fourth of July is a fitting way to honor Americans’ struggles for freedom.
c) A country that enslaves people has no right to celebrate freedom.
What skills did conductors have to have to lead slaves to the north? Pick three.
They had to be able to read the stars
They had to know how to read
They had to know about plants
They had to know how to fight
They had to be very brave
They had to be able to read the stars
They had to know about plants
They had to be very brave
What were the people who led enslaved people to freedom called
passengers
leaders
spies
conductors
conductors