Struggles Over Slavery

Why were there more slaves in the southern states?

• The soil was rich for farming

• The climate was ideal for a long growing season

• The economy was based on agriculture and supplied the north

• They had many factories that required a lot of workers.

What was the name of the port city that was important for shipping supplies up the Mississippi River?

• New Orleans

• St. Louis

• Memphis

• New York City

What was the name of the line that was drawn after Missouri entered as a slave state that split the free states from the slave states?

• Parker-Dixon Line

• Bella-Dixon Line

• Mason-Dixon Line

• Evelyn-Dixon Line

Which state was fought over to become free or slave state in 1856? This led to the nickname "Bleeding ___________"

• Nebraska

• Texas

• Kansas

• Iowa

True/False. The underground Railroad was a secret system to help enslaved African Americans escape to the north or to Canada.

• True

• False

Who wanted to end slavery?

• Northerners

• Abolitionists

• Plantation Owners

• Southerners

Which president was elected in 1860?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Theodore Roosevelt

What was first state to secede or leave the Union?

• New York

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Alabama

All the states that has seceded formed the _______________

• Union

• Confederacy

True/False. A civil war is fought among the citizens of the same country.

• True

• False