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What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who fought for women's right to vote

• Someone who was part of the Know-nothing party

• Someone who immigrated from Ireland

• Someone who wanted to end slavery

Which state was called "Bleeding ___________" because of the violence that was occurring in the 1850s over the issue of slavery?

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Missouri

• California

What was the name of the radical abolitionist who attacked Harper's Ferry in order to start a rebellion and was hung after he was caught?

• Dred Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglas

• John Brown

What was Abraham Lincoln's view on slavery?

• That slavery is wrong and ought to be abolished

• That slavery is good for both the African Americans who were enslaved and for those who enslaved them

• He didn't really care one way or the other

• He thought slavery wasn't morally good, but he still owned slaves and thought the nation was too dependent on them to do anything about it

What did the states who seceded call their "new country"?

• The Union

• South America

• The Confederacy

• New America

Who was named President of the Confederacy in rejection of Abraham Lincoln?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• Stephen Douglas

Which option correctly lists three of the eleven states that broke away from the United States after Lincoln was elected?

• Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York

• Kentucky, Vermont, Texas

• Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina

• South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia