Download Quiz: Lincoln and the Politics of the Civil War – Team 6

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Quiz: Lincoln and the Politics of the Civil War – Team 6
Write “T” if the sentence is TRUE and “F” if the statement is FALSE.
________ 1. Abraham Lincoln was born in Illinois.
________ 2. Abraham Lincoln once worked as a storekeeper.
Write the word from the word bank on the line that makes each sentence true.
Not all words will be used.
WORD BANK
Thirteenth
Confederate
Union
Sixteenth
3. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the ______ President of the United States of
America.
4. During the Civil War, the Northern states were known as the _____________.
Circle the answer that correctly finishes the statement.
5. The Southern states wanted to break apart from the Union __________:
a. so they could build factories
b. because the North wanted war
c. to protect their rights to own slaves d. because they did not want slaves
6. All of the following were causes of the Civil War EXCEPT ____________:
a. industrialization.
b. Abe Lincoln losing the election for president.
c. slavery.
d. Southern states wanting to part ways.
7 – 8 – 9. Draw a line from the term on the left to the correct definition on the
right.
a. the Northern states
b. the Southern states
c. Emancipation Proclamation
a. signed by Abraham Lincoln on September
22, 1862 freeing slaves in areas of
confederacy.
b. were building factories and farming less
often
c. depended on farming for cotton and tobacco
10. Write two or three sentences to answer the question.
Explain some problems slaves had before the Civil War. Then tell what problems the
freed people had after the Civil War.