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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, what were the seven states, which broke away
from the Union, called?
a. The United States of America
b. The Confederate States of America
c. The Congress
d. The Constitution

2. What information is given first in the article?
a. The North welcomed tariffs, which protected its industries from foreign
products.
b. The North was the nation’s manufacturing region while the South, with its rich
farmlands, was the agricultural region.
c. The South supported the states’ rights as a way to stay in the Union while
protecting the region’s interests.
d. Southerners opposed the move to set the slaves free.

3. What happened because of the conflicts between the North and the South?
a. A war broke out
b. Slavery was abolished
c. The U.S. gained its independence
d. The Union was created

4. What are the differences between the North and the South?
a. The North was a manufacturing region and the South was an agricultural
region.
b. The North was opposed to tariffs, while the South welcomed tariffs.
c. The North was pro-slavery, while the South was anti-slavery.
d. The North believed in a weak Union, while the South believed in a strong
Union.

5. What would be different today if the South had won the Civil War?
a. America might be more of an agricultural country.
b. America might be a slave owning nation.
c. America would be a different country economically and politically.
d. all of the above

6. Which sentence uses the word moral in the same way it is used in the
article?
a. The moral of the story is, don’t judge a person by how they look.
b. Her parents gave her moral support when she was giving her speech on
stage.
c. Her morals kept her from stealing.
d. a and c

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