Antebellum America and Slavery

This political party was popular in the North and opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.

• Republican

• Democrat

The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas was known as...

• the Middle Passage.

• the Triangular Trade.

• the Northwest Passage.

The concept of states rights and support for states having the right to nullify federal laws and even secede were popular...

• in the North.

• in the South.

Voluntary, temporary and European descent are traits of...

• indentured servitude.

• slavery

This region had a great deal of industry and many factories.

• North

• South

How is modern slavery different from slavery in the US before the Civil War?

• Modern slavery is based upon race.

• Modern slavery is not based upon race.

Many new immigrants, especially from Germany and Ireland, settled here.

• North

• South

Could free blacks be kidnapped into slavery?

• It was not legal, so it didn't happen.

• It was not legal, but it happened.

There were many large cities in...

• the North.

• the South.

How were Africans made slaves?

• They were often captured in raids by other Africans and sold to slave traders on the west coast of Africa.

• They were often captured in raids by Europeans and sold to slave traders on the west coast of Africa.