Abolition 3.1.3

Abolition 1.1.3

By Lauren Dodge

Multiple Choice

The Constitution said the slave trade could be ended in 1808. ______ the president, reminded the government of this and a law was passed that ended the slave trade.

• Lincoln

• Nixon

• Jefferson

• Edison

Poll

Use what you already know...

If the slave trade legally ended in 1808, does that mean all slavery stopped in 1808?

• Yes, all slavery was illegal and nobody did it.

• No, the trade was illegal but people already had slaves and continued to use them.

Multiple Choice

What does morally wrong mean?

• goes against values and beliefs

• illegal

• secret

• unpopular

Multiple Choice

People who advocated for keeping slavery said that getting rid of it would ____.

• be a good idea

• be internal

• hurt the economy

• be profitable

Multiple Choice

True or false?

Slavery effectively divided the country into very different enviornments.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Does having new states join the Union cause disagreement between the Northern and Southern states?

• Yes, because North and South want equal power.

• No, new states could choose what they wanted to be.

Multiple Choice

The ____ was an agreement made in 1820, when Missouri was joining the Union as a slave state. To keep the balance of power, Maine also joined, but as a free state. It kept the North and South together, but there was still a lot of tension.

• Ohio Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Massachusetts

  Compromise

• Maine Compromise

Multiple Choice

What would James Henry Hammond say about whether or not slavery should end?

• He would say it should not end because he did not think that all people were equal.

• He would say it should because all people were equal.

• He said that slavery was not an important part of the economy or social structure.

Multiple Choice

What did European countries decide about slavery?

• European countries started first and continued longer.

• They banned slavery shortly after seeing that America did.

• European countries mostly banned slavery in the early 1800s.

Multiple Choice

Which was not debated? (Find the one most people agreed about).

• how soon slavery should end

• if owners should be paid for their slaves

• if slavery was dividing the country