Civil War Test (VS.7a, b, c)

Which States economy was based on industry and factories?

• Northern States

• Southern States

Which States economy was based on agriculture and used slave labor?

• Northern States

• Southern States

Which States wanted new states in the western territory to be "slave states".

• Northern States

• Southern States

Which States wanted new states in the western territory to be "free states".

• Northern States

• Southern States

True or False:

The area that is now West Virginia did not approve of slavery and they wanted it to stop. This is why West Virginia broke away from Virginia in 1863 to become its own state.

• True

• False

What group of people campaigned to end slavery in the United States?

• Abolitionists

• Proslavery

Who was elected President of the United States in 1860, which caused the southern states to secede?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. Later this person was captured and hanged.

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

Who led a raid on an arsenal in Harper's Ferry trying to start a slave rebellion. This person was captured and hanged.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

Who helped slaves escape through a secret route and became a "Conductor" on this route called the Underground Railroad?

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman