The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow

Front

Prior to the Civil War, who held power in the Southern States?

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White Plantation Owners

Front

What did most Americans think about slavery prior to 1850?

Back

They accepted it since it helped the economy

Front

What was the most important outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

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Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act.

Front

Which book featured a noble slave and a cruel slave-owner, and helped convince Northerners that slavery was evil?

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Front

What caused violence to erupt in what became known as Bleeding Kansas?

Back

Kansas was allowed to vote on banning slavery

Front

Which case affirmed that Black Americans were not citizens and slavery could not be banned in the Western territories?

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Dred Scott v. Sanford

Front

Which abolitionist was hanged for leading a failed slave rebellion in Virginia?

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John Brown

Front

What forced Americans to finally confront the issue of slavery in the 1850s? Options: The Confederate States formed an alliance with Mexico, which meant slavery might expand further South; As settlers moved West, Americans debated the legality of slavery in the Territories; So many slaves escaped to the North that Americans questioned the Fugitive Slave Act; President Lincoln was assassinated, which threatened the abolitionist's agenda

Back

As settlers moved West, Americans debated the legality of slavery in the Territories

Front

Which of the following states did NOT join the Confederacy? Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee

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Pennsylvania

Front

Which of the following was NOT a major Civil War Battle? Appomattox Courthouse, VA; Gettysburg, PA; Fort Sumter, SC; Columbus, OH

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Columbus, OH