Civil War

The south seceded from the north (the Union) What does secede mean?

• to succeed

• to join

• to break away

Who was president of the US during the war?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Donald Trump

• General Grant

Why did the south want to secede from the Union?

• they wanted to make their own laws about slavery

• they wanted to end slavery

• the North forced them to break away

Why was slavery important to those in the South?

• slaves paid taxes

• the South wanted to make their own laws

• so slaves could build factories

Who wanted to end slavery?

• North

• South

People who worked to end slavery were called:

• abolitionists

• southerners

• cartridges

• blockades

One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

• the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

• people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied

• our state was too far away from the state capital

• plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• to help slaves escape to freedom

• to provide an underground train that slaves could ride on

• a way to sneak soldiers across enemy lines

• a plan to end the Civil War

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

The most well known Confederate general was Ulysses S. Grant.

• True

• False