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Civil War Test

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Who was elected president of the United States just before the start of the Civil War?   show
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show It made it hard for the Confederacy to get supplies to and from South Carolina.  
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show Many homes and cities were destroyed.  
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show Georgia  
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Who was elected president for the Confederacy?   show
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The members of South Carolina's Secession Convention of 1860 decided to do which of the following?   show
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show first  
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show Charleston Harbor  
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Which coastal city is home to the H.L. Hunley and Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began?   show
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Which invention caused cotton production in South Carolina to go up quickly after the year 1800?   show
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What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery?   show
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What was the cotton gin used for?   show
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If the cotton gin had not been invented, what effect would that have had on slavery?   show
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show A series of hidden pathways that helped enslaved African Americans get to the north so they could be free  
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show A lot of lives could have been saved. It might have taken longer for slavery to be abolished.  
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show people who did not want slavery  
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show Canada  
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show fired shots toward Fort Sumter  
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Who were Sarah and Angelina Grimke?   show
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show Robert Smalls was known for sailing a Confederate ship through the harbor to freedom.  
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show The Hunley was developed to stop the blockade of the Charleston Harbor. The Hunley sank the enemy warship, the Housatonic. However, the Hunley also sank. Therefore, it did not stop the blockade.  
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show South Carolinians believed that each state had the right to decide whether or not to obey national laws.  
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