Causes of the Civil War

She was a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beacher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

He was a former slave who escaped to freedom and taught himself to read and write.

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

He was known for his newspaper, called “The Liberator”.

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

She was a writer who is known for her novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beacher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

He attacked slavery supporters at Harper’s Ferry by stealing the army’s weapons.

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

She was an ex-slave who became a preacher. She is most well-known for her famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beacher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

An Abolitionist is someone who wanted to _________ , slavery during the 19th century.

• Support

• Enforce

• End

Dred Scott was an enslaved man who traveled with his owner to a free state. While there, his owner died. Since he was in a free state, Scott considered himself to be free. However, the Supreme Court ruled that Scott did not have the right to be free because he was not a citizen. Why didn’t they consider him to be a citizen?

• He was too young

• He owed too much money

• He was African American

• He could not read

Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Kansas and Nebraska territories got to vote on _________________.

• who their president would be.

• whether or not they would allow slavery in their territory.

• what colors would go on the state flag.

The result of the Kansas-Nebraska vote was that the territory would allow slavery.

• True

• False