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- 1. Multiple Choice
People who worked to end slavery were called:
abolitionists
southerners
cartridges
blockades
- 2. Multiple Choice
Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:
they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life
they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery
he wanted northern states to secede from the Union
he had a plan to raise taxes
- 3. Multiple Choice
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
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happened at the Secession Convention?
The leaders all got sick with yellow fever.
The leaders got into a fight, and nothing was solved.
The leaders signed the Ordinance of Secession, which said South Carolina has left the Union.
The leaders decided not to secede.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:
The Union wanted to get control of the fort.
The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.
The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.
The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Lincoln ordered a blockade of Charleston and the entire south to:
keep a closer watch on the South
keep the South from getting any supplies
catch seafood along the coast
keep southerners from escaping to the North
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did people in Charleston send their families and belongings to Columbia during Sherman's march?
The Union soldiers forced them to move to Columbia.
They wanted to be closer to the action of the war.
They were trying to get away from a disease that broke out in Charleston.
They thought Sherman would attack Charleston, and they would be safe in Columbia.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are two ways Shermans' march affected South Carolina?
Sherman's men gave out medical supplies and food to soldiers.
Sherman's men burned homes and buildings and left destruction all through the state.
His march helped South Carolinians by giving them some entertainment to take their mind off the war.
Sherman's march freed slaves all over South Carolina and made Confederate soldiers angry.
- 9. Multiple Choice
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
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did the H.L. Hunley affect the Civil War?
it sank most of the Union's navy
it sank a Union ship, but didn't end the war. (and didn't make it home)
it ended the Union Blockade
it didn't sink any ships
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