The Antebellum Period

When was the Antebellum Period in the U.S.?

• Between the American Revolution and the War of 1812

• During the Civil War

• After the Civil War

• Between the War of 1812 and Civil War

What is loyalty to a region of a country instead of the entire country called?

• Regionalism

• Sectionalism

• Treason

• Nationalism

A person that wants to end slavery is called what:

• Emancipationist

• Abolitionist

• Antebellum

• Overseer

Which of these is true of the Antebellum North

• Their economy was based on agriculture

• Most people lived on small farms

• Their economy was based o trade and industry

• They relied on slave labor

Which of these is true of the Antebellum South?

• They had a growing immigrant poplulation

• Economy based on agriculture and slavery

• Most people lived in cities and towns

• All of these

Which of these is NOT a major impact the cotton gin had on the south?

• Helped cotton to become a cash crop

• Led to the increased use of slaves

• Led to fewer slaves being needed

• Allowed cotton to be processed faster

Which of these is true about slavery in the Antebellum South?

• Most people owned slaves

• Most people did not own slaves

• Most slave owners owned more than 50 slaves

• Most slave owners owned more than 100 slaves

Why did slaves reject the type of Christianity preached by whites?

• They could not read the Bible

• It taught them to be content with their lives

• They preferred African religions

• Slaves were not religious

Which slave revolt was led by a freed slave in Charleston that hoped to escape to Haiti?

• Nat Turner's Rebellion

• Denmark Vesey Plot

• John Brown's Raid

• The Grimke Rebellion

Which of these is NOT true of about the abolitionist movement in the U.S.?

• It helped to worsen the sectionalism in America

• There were abolitionists in both the North and the South

• The abolitionist movement was not widely accepted in the U.S.

• All abolitionists lived in Northern states