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A Nation Divided: The Civil War Lesson One Open Book Quiz Name______________________________ #_________ 1. The Civil War started for 2 reasons. What were they? Reason 1 __________________________________________ Reason 2 __________________________________________ 2. Which statement best describes the north? a. farming was important to the economy b. cotton, tobacco, and sugar were their money crops c. slaves were depended on to do most the work d. industry and business were most important to the economy 3. Which statement best describes the south? a. slave labor and farming were most important to the economy b. industry and business were most important to the economy c. there were many large factories d. powerful people worked in businesses 4. What is a tariff? a. special tax on imports b. special tax on exports c. special tax on tea d. special tax on farming materials 5. What is an import? a. goods sent to other places that are made in our country b. goods brought in from other places c. factories that make materials to sell d. all of the above 6. Who were Fire-Eaters? a. people who wanted to end slavery b. people who wanted the north and south to make up over a peace fire c. people who eat fire d. people who disliked the north and wanted to leave the union 7. Explain below WHY the north and the south wanted different things from the national government. Please be VERY detailed. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 8. Which best explains why the north favored the tariff on imported goods? a. People in the north had more money and therefore could afford the tariff. b. People in the north actually did not agree with the tariff. c. The north made many of the goods that were being taxed. The tariff actually made the north money because they could sell these same items at a lower cost. d. People in the north made the rules about who had to pay the tariff and who didn’t. 9. Which best explains why the south did not favor the tariff on imported goods? a. People in the south did not have factories to make these goods that were being taxed. They would have to pay the tax to get the goods. b. They had factories that made all the goods that were being taxed. Therefore, the tariff was pointless. c. They grew what they needed, so imports were never purchased by the south. d. All of the above 10. TRUE OR FALSE: People in both the north and south agreed that slavery was important. 11. What do you call people who work to end slavery? a. protestors b. abolitionists c. slaves d. secessionalists 12. How did the Grimke sisters help in the abolitionist’s movement? a. They gathered more slaves for southern plantations. b. They spoke out about how slavery was important to SC’s economy. c. They moved to the north and wrote about the evils of slavery. d. They held protests at slave auctions against slavery. 13. Why did white people in SC feel abolitionists were a threat? a. They were scared what would happen to SC’s economy if slavery was ended. b. They were nervous about a war breaking out between masters and slaves. c. They were afraid that slaves would fight against slavery. d. All of the above 14. Who became president and was against the expansion of slavery? a. George Washington b. John C. Calhoun c. Abraham Lincoln d. Andrew Jackson 15. Southern leaders held a meeting and discussed whether or not SC should secede from the rest of the United States. What was this meeting called? a. First Continental Congress b. Constitutional Convention c. Secession Convention d. Secession Congress Convention 2 16. What happened as a result of the document known as the Ordinance of Secession being written? Choose the best answer. a. SC did not end up leaving the union. b. SC was the first state to get rid of slavery. c. SC was the first state to secede from the union. d. SC was the first state to fight back. 17. After SC seceded from the union, it formed its own new country with other southern states who also seceded. What name was given to this new country? a. Union States of America b. SC states of America c. Confederate States of America d. The New United States 18. Who was elected to be the President of this new country? a. Jefferson Davis b. Abe Lincoln c. John C. Calhoun d. Sarah Grimke 19. What are states’ rights? Please be VERY specific – use your book for details!! _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Lesson One Vocabulary _____ a. break away from a country 2. expansion of slavery _____ b. felt strongly about leaving the union 3. Eli Whitney _____ c. cash crop for SC during Civil War 4. cotton _____ d. allowing slavery to become widespread 5. import _____ 6. abolitionist _____ 7. secede _____ 8. John C. Calhoun _____ 9. The Fire-Eaters _____ 1. tariff` e. people who worked to end slavery f. invented cotton gin g. believed slavery was good for SC’s economy h. goods brought in from other countries i. special tax 3 4