Test Review - Abolition, Sectionalism, & Civil War

Front

What federal law increased tensions between the North & the South?

Back

Fugitive Slave Act

Answer explanation

The Fugitive Slave Act required citizens in the North to report runaway slaves to the police. Northerners did NOT like taking an active role in slavery.

Front

What was the greatest strength for the Union in the Civil War? Options: Strong economy, Lack of military training, Population, Religious revival

Back

Strong economy

Front

How did the physical geography of the United States lead to the Civil War?

Back

The geography of the South created an agricultural economy, dependent on slave labor.

Answer explanation

The economy of the South was growing cash crops BECAUSE that is what the geography and climate were best suited for. Southern plantation owners depended on slave labor to grow their crops, and therefore did NOT want slavery to end.

Front

Why did people oppose the Fugitive Slave Act?

Back

Gave federal support to the institution of slavery.

Front

Which Civil War battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

Back

Vicksburg

Front

Which amendment protected the rights of people in the North to publish anti-slavery newspapers?

Back

First Amendment

Front

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

Back

an abolitionist

Front

Which abolitionist wrote the Liberator Newspaper and worked for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved African Americans?

Back

William Lloyd Garrison

Front

True or False: The Underground Railroad was actually a railroad that ran from the South to Canada.

Back

False

Front

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Back

Jefferson Davis