1. Why did the South object to high tariffs?
A. They increased the cost of goods they bought.
B. They increased the cost of slaves.
C. They were unconstitutional.
2. Who was executed for his attack on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
A. Dred Scott
B. John Brown
C. William Lloyd Garrison
3. Who was elected president in 1860, causing the South to secede?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Henry Clay
C. Daniel Webster
4. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
A. Texas
B. South Carolina
C. Alabama
5. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
A. Henry Clay
B. Alexander Stephens
C. Jefferson Davis
6. Why did Lincoln send merchant ships with no soldiers to Fort Sumter?
A. They were sent so the North would appear strong and to intimidate the South.
B. They were sent so the South would be responsible for starting the war if they fired on the ships.
C. The fort was in the North and easily accessible from the area the ships were docked.
7. Where was Fort Sumter located?
A. Port of Boston, Massachusetts
B. Gulf of Mexico
C. in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
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8. Which issue could be considered the straw that broke the camel's back between the North and South?
A. Election of 1860
B. The Kansas-Nebraska Act
C. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
9. Why did the South support the idea of cheap Western land?
A. They could expand the plantation system and slavery.
B. It would increase slave trade with Africa.
C. They wanted to be cowboys!
10. Why did the North oppose the idea of cheap Western land?
A. They would be able to charge more for manufactured goods.
B. They did not like cowboys.
C. It would decrease the supply of workers for the factories.
2007-04-16
06:52:17 ·
update #1
i just started a new school and this is what they gave me all of a sudden i don't know any of it please help and i do not have abook
2007-04-16
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update #2