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In what movement was Horace Mann a leader?
women’s rights
manifest destiny
public schools
mass production
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
outlawed slavery in both Kansas & Nebraska
led to fighting in Kansas between people for and against slavery
gave the right to vote to slaves living in these two states
offered public education to slaves living in Kansas and Nebraska
Who was the famous abolitionist speaker that was also a runaway slave?
Robert Fulton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Samuel Slater
Frederick Douglass
Why was the battle at Fort Sumter important?
It showed how strong the Union army was.
It demonstrated the importance of sea power.
It was caused by the assassination of President Lincoln.
It marked the start of the Civil War.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which turned many people against slavery?
Robert Fulton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Samuel Slater
Frederick Douglass
Which of the following best describes Abraham Lincoln’s view on slavery before he became president?
He wanted slavery to end in the South.
He believed the framers of the Constitution wanted slavery to continue.
He was against the spread of slavery to new states.
He wanted to send runaway slaves back to Southern states.
Who helped runaway slaves escape on the Underground Railroad?
Dred Scott
Nat Turner
Jefferson Davis
Harriet Tubman
What did abolitionists work to do?
put an end to slavery
persuade people to use tax money to support schools
start a war with Mexico
give women the right to vote
Which of these people was a former slave who traveled across the United States speaking out against slavery?
Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Horace Mann
Where were the biggest farms in the South located?
near salt marshes
along the coastal plain
far from the Mississippi River
near many factories
In the case of Dred Scott, what did the Supreme Court rule?
Scott was property and should not be given his freedom
slavery should be outlawed in the U.S.
slaves should have the same rights as other American citizens
Congress had the right to outlaw slavery in the Wisconsin Territory
In the early 1800’s, why did life change more for the North than the South?
slavery became more important
the number of factories and cities increased
plantations became more popular
farmers raised more crops
What did the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney do?
caused most of the textile mills in the North to close down
increased the need for slaves
decreased the need for cotton
made people move away from plantations
What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
encouraged western states to allow slavery
kept the number of free and slave states equal
required people to return runaway slaves to the South
limited the production of cotton
Who persuaded Congress to agree to the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Frederick Douglass
Why was slavery important in the Southern states?
Slaves were needed to produce cotton and other crops.
Southern factories depended on slave labor.
Slaves were the only people who could read and write.
Slaves were needed to build the railroads.
What were the most serious disagreements between the North and South about?
how much money farmers in the South should be paid for their crops
whether slavery should be allowed to spread to the frontier
how best to deal with the Indian peoples living in the North
whether to pay Eli Whitney for the invention of the cotton gin
What did a group of Southern states do shortly after Lincoln was elected president in 1860?
withdrew from the Union and formed their own country
agreed to abolish slavery in the next five years
made plans to stop the spread of slavery in the new states
passed laws to protect the rights of slaves
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
James Forten
Roger B. Taney
Eli Whitney
How did slaves help each other deal with their daily hardships?
electing leaders to represent them
demanding that plantation owners pay them more money
by keeping their traditions alive
writing letters of protest to the president
What is true about both Nat Turner and John Brown?
They helped Henry Clay with the Missouri Compromise.
They led slave rebellions.
They helped runaway slaves get to Northern cities.
They were free Africans living in New Orleans.
Where did most of the people in the South live?
on small farms
in the cities
on plantations
along the sea coast
Who was Abraham Lincoln’s “arch-rival”?
Clara Barton
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Johnson
William T. Sherman
Why did Abraham Lincoln join the Republican party?
to make sure each state could decide the slavery question for itself
to run for the U.S. House of Representatives
to fight against the spread of slavery
to work with Stephen Douglas
What did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 do?
tried to settle the question of slavery in the western states
limited the production of cotton
were both written by Stephen Douglas
allowed runaway slaves to live in free states
What is true of most free Africans, before the Civil War?
They lived on Southern plantations.
They could vote and run for office.
They faced difficulties in making a living.
They moved to the western frontier states.
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
forced seven states to leave the Union
made California a state
stopped the Underground Railroad
kept the number of free states and slave states equal
What percentage of Southerners owned at least one slave in 1860?
25%
50%
75%
90%
Although the main reason for the Civil War revolved around the issue of slavery, what did the majority of Southerners point out as their main reason for fighting?
the North was trying to take away their ways of life