US Civil War Era and Slavery Worksheet

The biggest difference between the North and South during the 1800s was ________.

• The economies of the 2 regions

• The climate of the 2 regions

• The languages spoken in the 2 regions

• The size of the populations

Election of 1860: ________, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.

• Lincoln

• Douglas

• Breckinridge

• Bell

John Brown was a well-known abolitionist that used violence to stop slavery immediately; Was convicted of treason and hung after leading an unsuccessful raid at ________, Virginia.

• Harper's Ferry

• Richmond

• Charlottesville

• Norfolk

He learned how to read, even though it was illegal for slaves and became a famous speaker and writer. Who is he?

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

This was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860: ________

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Texas

What was John Brown trying to accomplish in his raid on Harper's Ferry?

• Initiate an armed slave revolt

• Capture gold and silver stored at the arsenal

• Negotiate a peace treaty with the government

• Establish a new state for abolitionists

She wrote and published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852: ________

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Louisa May Alcott

• Emily Dickinson

• Sojourner Truth

Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book that told of ________.

• The injustices of slavery

• The adventures of pirates

• The history of the American Revolution

• The life of Abraham Lincoln

A major issue for politicians throughout much of the 1800s was the preservation of ________.

• The equal balance of free and slave states

• The power of the monarchy

• Universal suffrage for women

• The gold standard

Which event showed that both pro- and anti-slavery supporters were willing to use violence for their cause?

• Bleeding Kansas

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Decision