A Divided Nation

Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850s?

• cities and large towns

• cities and plantations

• farms and small towns

• farms and plantations

In what region of the U.S. were most of the nation's cities located by the 1850s?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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

• Most Northern states had outlawed slavery.

• Most Northern state supported slavery.

• Most Northern factories hired slaves for workers.

• Slaves were found only on farms in the North.

Which of the following describes slavery's role in the Southern economy?

• Slavery was expensive.

• Slavery was forbidden.

• Slavery was a luxury.

• Slavery was profitable.

Which of the following describes what slaves were doing when they resisted slavery?

• fighting their families

• fighting against rules

• being stubborn

• fighting for their freedom

Which of the following is one way in which slaves resisted slavery?

• telling family stories

• meeting with owners

• singing in fields

• holding back on work

Which of the following was a slave rebellion that ended in the slaves returning to Africa?

• New Haven rebellion

• Amistad rebellion

• slave rebellion

• abolitionists rebellion

What means did Harriet Tubman and others use to help slaves reach freedom in the North?

• Underground Railroad

• churches

• schools

• Amistad rebellion

Which of the following describes the lifestyle of free African Americans?

• They lived in fear of losing their freedom.

• They 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 to admit a free state.

• Northerners did not want more slave states than free states.

• Missouri had to choose to be a free state or a slave state.

• Missouri wanted to join the United States as a free state.