Virginia and the Civil War
1)Slavery was important to the Southern states
because ___.
a)
slaves were needed to build railroads
b)
slaves were needed to work on plantations
c)
a majority of the farmers owned slaves
d)
factories in the South depended on these workers
2
) In the mid-1800s the issue of slavery divided
people in both Virginia and the United States.
There was also disagreement over __
.
a)
whether free states should allow slavery
b)
whether Congress or the states should decide the
issue of slavery
c) whether Southern workers should be allowed to work
in Northern factories
d)
whether slaves should be paid
3)
The economy of the North depended on
manufacturing, while the economy of the South
depended on ___
.
a)
farming
b)
factories
c)
cattle ranching
d)
railroads
4)
How did Northerners and Southerners feel about
slavery in general?
a)
Most Northerners and Southerners felt that slavery
was wrong.
b)
Both Northerners and Southerners wanted slavery to
continue but only in the South.
c)
Many Northerners felt slavery was wrong, but many
Southerners felt that they needed enslaved workers.
d)
Most Northerners and Southerners wanted slavery to
continue so there would be workers for the factories.
5)
In August 1831 more people died in one slave
slave revolt than in any other in the nation's
history. The person who led this revolt was __.
a)
Nat Turner
b)
John Brown
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Robert E. Lee
6)
After the American Revolution, the North and
South were unable to resolve their conflicts due
to ___.
a)
economic differences
b)
inability to communicate
c)
economic likeness
d) stubbornness
7)
Who was the abolitionist that led a raid on the
United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry,
Virginia
in an attempt to start a slave rebellion?
a)
Nat Turner
b) John Brown
c) Harriet Tubman
d) Joseph Travis
8)
The Underground Railroad was important because
it ___.
a)
carried travelers west
b)
led to the end of slavery
c)
was the route used by slaves escaping from the South
d)
carried products from the North to the South
9)
Who led 19 rescue missions to free slaves after
escaping to the North?
a)
John Brown
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Belle Boyd
d) Jefferson Davis
10)
Shortly after Abraham Lincoln was elected
President of the United States, ___.
a)
a group of Southern states seceded from the Union
to form a new nation
b)
laws to protect slaves were passed
c)
Southern states agreed to stop the spread of slavery
to western territories