Causes of the Civil War

Where did most Southerners live in the 1850s?

• cities
• large towns
• farms
• up North

Where were most of the cities in the 1850s?

• North
• South
• East
• West

What was the North's point of view on slavery in the 1850s?

• They had outlawed slavery
• They were pro-slavery.
• The hired slaves as workers.
• Slavery was used for farming.

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
• Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
• Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
• Someone who wants to never wear jeans.

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

• Uncle Bob's Stories
• Uncle Tom's Hotel
• Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

People who fought against slavery are called

• Missionaries
• Abolitionists
• Morning people
• Night owls

What did slaves use to escape to Freedom?

• The Anaconda Plan
• The Oregon Trail
• The Union Express Railroad
• The Underground Railroad

This person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Nat Turner
• John Brown
• Harriet Tubman

What was life like for FREE African Americans?

• They lived in fear of losing their freedom.
• The lived the same as white citizens.
• They lived as paid slaves.
• They received many benefits 

What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?

• Southern states wanted a free state.
• It made an equal number of slave and free states.
• It made more slave states.
• It made more free states.