PreCivil War/Sectionalism

Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

• No, it was only called that because they had to keep secret.
• No, it ran on tracks above ground from south to north.
• Yes, the railroad was totally underground.
• Yes, and it ran for miles on end!

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A place where slaves were sold
• It was a railroad that was underground and carried slaves to freedom.
• A network slaves used to get to freedom.
• A smooth form of transportation.

In Maryland, Harriet Tubman was known to slaves as

• St. Catherine
• Moses
• Araminta Ross
• Egypt

John Brown's plan for freeing the slaves involved --

• funneling money to slaves to purchase their own freedom
• working closely with the Quakes for peaceful abolition
• setting up refugee stations in the Allegheny mountains for fugitive slaves
• smuggling slaves dressed in factory uniforms out of the South

What law did the United States pass in 1850?

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Slave Abduction Act
• Escaped Slaves Act

Who is known as the Great Compromiser?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Stephen Douglas
• Dred Scott
• Henry Clay

Utah and New Mexico were able to _____________________ 

• decide for themselves whether they wanted slavery or not
• do a little dance
• go to war
• join together

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

• Uncle Bob's Stories
• Uncle Tom's Hotel
• Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Kansas was named "Bleeding Kansas" because _____________.

• the ground bled.
• the dirt was dark red.
• many people lost their lives over an election regarding slavery.
• the name sounded really cool.

The purpose of John Brown's raid was to....

• steal supplies and sell them for money
• get his name in the local newspapers
• start a slave revolt
• get the 13th amendment passed