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Grade 6 Civil War
What is sectionalism?
  1. Division of white from black
  2. The idea that one part of a nation is superior to another
  3. Loyalty to part of a nation
  4. Equality
Grade 6 Civil War
What were the Northern Soldiers called?
  1. Confederates Soldiers
  2. Civil Unions
  3. Union Soldiers
  4. Railroads
Grade 6 Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in which states?
  1. Union States
  2. Border States
  3. Confederate States
Grade 6 Civil War
The underground railroad was
  1. a subway that slaves rode to enter a free state
  2. a tunnel underground that slaves utilized in order to gain their freedom
  3. a railroad underground that slaves road to freedom
  4. a network of safe areas where slaves can stay while escaping to freedom
Grade 6 Civil War
An abolitionist is someone who
  1. makes speeches
  2. is in favor of slavery
  3. destroys things
  4. is against slavery
Grade 6 Civil War
Who surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?
  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. George Washington
  3. Paul Revere
  4. Robert E. Lee
Grade 6 Civil War
Why did the Underground Railroad come to an end?
  1. The government found out about it and shut it down
  2. The Fugitive Slave Law made whites afraid to help escaped slaves
  3. Slavery ended after the Civil War
  4. Abolitionism became a highly unpopular cause during the 1850s
Grade 6 Civil War
Harriet Tubman was a                 for the Underground Railroad.
  1. slave
  2. station master
  3. conductor
  4. caboose
Grade 6 Civil War
Sojourner Truth was:
  1. a former abolitionist
  2. a former slave
  3. a former mother
  4. a woman who lied a great deal
Grade 6 Civil War
How long was Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
  1. Two minutes
  2. Two hours
  3. Twenty minutes
  4. Twenty hours
Grade 6 Civil War
What year did the Civil War begin?
  1. 1776
  2. 1861
  3. 1810
  4. 1920
Grade 6 Civil War
What amendment abolished slavery?
  1. the 19th
  2. The Bill of RIghts
  3. The slavery amendment
  4. the 13th
Grade 6 Civil War
Harriet Tubman was                                  during the Civil War.
  1. a doctor and a spy
  2. a nurse and a spy
  3. a firefighter and a nurse
  4. a police officer and firefighter
Grade 6 Civil War
Led a rebellion that killed 60 whites
  1. Henry Clay
  2. Nat Turner
  3. John C Calhoun
  4. Stephen Douglas
Grade 6 Civil War
What did John Wilkes Booth do before he shot Abraham Lincoln?
  1. He was a soldier
  2. He was a blacksmith
  3. He was a baker
  4. He was an actor
Grade 6 Civil War
Which of the following did NOT help the North win?
  1. Many railroads
  2. Factories to make weapons
  3. More roadways for transportation
  4. More slaves
Grade 6 Civil War
Harriet Tubman was referred to?
  1. The Abraham Lincoln of her people
  2. The Moses of her people
  3. The station master of her people
  4. The African American Savoir
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