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Grade 5 Civil War
Most slaves worked on plantations in the
  1. North
  2. South
  3. East
  4. West
Grade 5 Civil War
The North and the South had different attitudes toward slavery, free labor (paid) versus slave labor (unpaid).
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
In 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, almost beat Senator               of Massachusetts to death.
  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Charles Sumner
  3. Henry Clay
  4. John Brown
Grade 5 Civil War
Why did the Democrats give Abraham Lincoln the nickname "Black Republican?"
  1. He always wore a tall black hat.
  2. He always had a serious, "black" way of speaking.
  3. He had a very dark tan from his years of working outside.
  4. He worked in support of the "black" people.
Grade 5 Civil War
Former slaves published stories of their lives to tell people about the plight of the slaves.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?
  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Stephen Douglas
  3. Jefferson Davis
  4. John Brown
Grade 5 Civil War
What was Lincoln's proposal to Congress for freeing slaves?
  1. He wanted to purchase the slaves from their owners.
  2. He wanted to attack only slave owners that would not release their slaves.
  3. Boycott all Southern products until they released all slaves.
  4. Work with the Underground Railroad to free as many slaves as possible.
Grade 5 Civil War
          In 1865          , General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General                     Ulysses S. Grant                      at the Appomattox Court House in            Virginia           .
Grade 5 Civil War
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
  1. Georgia
  2. Virginia
  3. South Carolina
  4. Alabama
Grade 5 Civil War
During the Civil War, the South was called the Confederacy
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
John Brown's lead a raid at this famous arsenal.
  1. Montgomery, AL
  2. Fort Sumter, SC
  3. Gettysburg, PA
  4. Harper's Ferry, VA
Grade 5 Civil War
The South argued that a state could leave the Union if it voted to do so.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
The Southern Confederacy was commanded by Ulysses S. Grant
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
During the Civil War, 11 states left the Union.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Civil War
Who was the commanding general of the Confederacy?
  1. Jefferson Davis
  2. Robert E. Lee
  3. Mathew Brady
  4. George Washington Carver
Grade 5 Civil War
Harriet Tubman
  1. Was from California
  2. Saved over 300 slaves
  3. Drove a train
  4. Fought in the Civil War
Grade 5 Civil War
The                      Gettysburg Address                      is the most famous speech of Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history.
Grade 5 Civil War
Slave states that chose to remain in the Union were called
  1. border states
  2. greenbacks
  3. Confederate states
  4. territories
Grade 5 Civil War
Where was the First Battle of Bull Run Fought?
  1. Richmond
  2. Washington D.C.
  3. Norfolk
  4. Manassas
Grade 5 Civil War
The Constitution said that slaves were not        real        people. The slaves were counted as                three-fifths               of a human being.
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