Slavery

Slaves were captured from _____.

• England
• Europe
• Africa
• France

Many slaves worked on large farms called ______.

• plantations
• villages

If a mother was a slave, her child was:

• Free for life

• A slave for life

• A slave for a short time

• Free for a short time

What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?

• citizen
• property
• dependents
• immigrants

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Why did Southerners who did not own slaves support slavery?

• They feared the power of the slaveholders.
• They believed they would be able to own slaves someday.
• They knew that the Southern economy depended on slave labor.
• They understood that the Constitution did not ban slavery in the South.

What did Harriet Tubman’s work with the Underground Railroad involve?

• As a freed slave, she led others to take a stand against slave owners.
• As a freed slave, she bought slaves and then gave them their freedom.
• As an escaped slave, she guided slaves from the South to freedom.
• As an escaped slave, she opened a school for those who traveled to Canada.

A complete end to slavery

• abolition
• abolitionist
• emancipation
• dehumanization

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Which is true of free African Americans living in both the North and the South?

• They faced discrimination and racism.
• They lived side by side with white Americans.
• They had the same rights as everyone else.
• They preferred living only with African Americans.

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