Slavery in the United States

The Cotton Gin was invented by:

• Thomas Edison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Henry Ford
• Eli Whitney

Which of the following is a true statement?

• The North was not involved in slavery at all
• Northern factories depended on Southern cotton
• There were as many slaves in the North as there were in the South
• All of these are true

Because of the Cotton Gin:

• Slavery was abolished
• Tobacco prices fell
• The demand for slaves went up
• The demand for cotton went down

Which of the following is true of the Underground Railroad?

• They helped Lincoln get elected
• It was a secret network of abolitionists helping slaves escape
• The first subway in the U.S.
•  A group of people who tried to capture runaway slaves

People who wanted to end slavery immediately were known as:

• abolitionists
• enders
• fugitives
• popular sovereignty

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Which of the following best describes The Middle Passage?

• Voyage to America on a slave ship
• Route taken to freedom on the Underground Railroad
• The trade with Europe that involved goods produced by slaves
• The sale of Southern Cotton to Northern Factories

This image was printed in newspapers to depict:

• The outbreak of the Civil War
• Bleeding Kansas
• Nat Turner's Revolt
• the Underground Railroad

Frederick Douglass was known for:

• helping start the Underground Railroad
• Being an important leader of the abolition movement
• being a influential writer and speaker
• All of these

Harriet Tubman is known for 

• being a conductor on the Underground Railroad
• fighting in the Civil War
• leading a slave revolt 
• bringing a case before the Supreme Court

Slavery became Constitutional with the:

• 3/5 Compromise
• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Dred Scott Decision