Civil War Lead Up Review

The slaves and slave owners called Harriet Tubman "Moses" because ...

• They thought she was a man.

• They thought she was a God-like figure.

• She was like Moses in the Bible, leading the Egyptian slaves to freedom.

People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.

• conformists
• rebels
• abolitionists
• yankees

Who led the most violent revolt by enslaved persons in American history?

• Frederick Douglass

• Nat Turner

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

Where did the Underground Railroad go?

• They took them on a train ride.

• They led slaves to free states in the North or Canada.

• They led them to California.

• They took them to Mexico.

"Conductors" in the Underground Railroad did what?

• Guided fugitive slaves.
• Hid fugitive slaves.
• Turned in fugitive slaves

Which statement accurately explains the reasons for the Compromise of 1850?

• The Missouri Compromise broke down, and a new plan was needed for Kansas and Nebraska.

• The territory of California wanted to enter the Union as a free state, and California's entry would upset the balance between free and slave states.

• The Fugitive Slave Act had become an issue between the North and South, and a compromise was needed to resolve it.

• There was a dispute of boundaries with Mexico, and the United States wanted to build a railroad on the disputed land.

Which items were part of the Compromise of 1850? (Choose 4)

• Texas gave up its claim to the New Mexico Territory, but received $10 million in compensation.

• The territories of Kansas and Nebraska chose whether or not to allow slavery.

• A strong Fugitive Slave Act was passed

• Slavery continued in Washington D.C., but the slave trade was prohibited there

• The territories of Utah and New Mexico chose whether or not to allow slavery

Which statement BEST describes the impact of the Compromise of 1850?

• The compromise resolved the issues between the North and South until the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed.

• The compromise kept the North and South together for a little longer, and the Gadsden Purchase decreased tensions between them.

• The compromise resolved the issues between the North and South until the Gadsden Purchase was approved.

• The compromise kept the North and South together for a little longer, but the Fugitive Slave Act increased tensions between them.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act impact African-Americans?

• It guaranteed a trial by jury for enslaved African Americans captured in the North.

• It prohibited slave owners and slave traders from tracking runaway enslaved African American in the North.

• It jeopardized the safety of African Americans in the North, forcing many to flee to Canada.

• It allowed enslaved African Americans to purchase their freedom once they escaped to the North.

Which statement BEST summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• The book's shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.

• The book's shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against enslaved African Americans.

• The book's shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against enslaved African Americans.

• The book's shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.