The Civil War

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a train that went underground

• routes to freedom for slaves

• a train that went across the country

Who were Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth?

• the generals of the war

• editorial writers

• former slaves who fought to end slavery

Why were newspapers important?

• they gave opinions about the war

• they had advertisements for a wife

• they gave facts about the war

• it was easier than searching the internet

Who wanted to end slavery?

• North

• South

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

Who was president of the US during the war?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Donald Trump

• General Grant

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

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

• to succeed

• to join

• to break away

Who won the war?

• North

• South

• no one

• Florida

What is an editorial?

• an article in a newspaper based on opinion

• an article in a newspaper based on fact

• an advertisement