A New Birth of Freedom

In the 1850s, compromise became more difficult as new western territories sought statehood. At the same time, slavery became more important to the Southern economy. New inventions such as the ___________________ allowed production to increase greatly after 1793, requiring the labor of more slaves.

• automobiles

• whiskey stills

• cotton gin

• skyscrapers

By the mid-19th century, many Americans had joined together to fight slavery and other social ills of the time. White and black abolitionists—both men and women—began to work for emancipation. They did all but which of the following?

• formed societies

• spoke at conventions

• published newspapers

• formed a picket line in front of congress

Abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel about the evils of slavery, __________________, became a bestseller and is sometimes cited as a cause of the Civil War.

• Why Slavery is Wrong

• Slavery is Evil

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• Cousin Jerry’s Slave

Their work for abolition made many women more aware of how their own rights had been denied. Reformers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott soon turned their attention to the fight for ____________ rights, including the right to vote.

• Native American's

• African American's

• public

• women's

• driving

Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1858, “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” reflecting the bitter divisions in the country. Lincoln was a political _____________, but his election as president in 1860 ignited war.

• moderate

• animal

• extremist

• passivist

Enraged at Lincoln’s pledge to stop the western spread of slavery, the Southern states seceded to form the Confederate States of America. When the Confederates fired on ___________ in the spring of 1861, the Civil War began.

• Fort Hood

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Benning

• Fort Dennison

In 1857 __________________ declared that slaves are not entitled to the rights of citizens.

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• Dread Scott Decision

• Louisiana Purchase

• Brown vs. The Board

The _____________________ forced Northern officials to return escaped slaves to their owners.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Dread Scott Decision

• Louisiana Purchase

• Brown vs. The Board

When the war ended in April 1865, approximately ______________men had died, nearly as many as have died in all other wars that the United States has ever fought.

• 618,000

• 70,000

• 270,000

• 6 million

Slavery was outlawed by Lincoln’s bold Emancipation Proclamation and the __ Amendment to the Constitution.

• 8th

• 11th

• 2nd

• 13th