A Divided Nation

Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

• No, it was called "Underground" because it was secret.

• No, it ran above ground from South to North.

• Yes, the tracks ran underground from Virginia to New York.

• Yes, it was the longest underground railroad at the time.

What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

• New states would vote on whether to allow slavery or not.

• African Americans were not citizens of the United States and were, in fact, the property of their white owners.

• Slavery was banned in new states and territories.

• Slaves could sue their owners for freedom.

Secede means to:

• rebel.

• declare war on.

• leave or withdraw.

• become part of.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 is being addressed by the poster?

• States' Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Underground Railroad

In the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the United States as a free state?

• Mississippi

• California

• Indiana

• Texas

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth are examples of

• Supreme Court Justices

• abolitionists

• governors in slave states

• the other 3 presidential candidates in the election of 1860

Who organized and led the raid at Harper's Ferry?

• Uncle Tom

• Jefferson Douglass

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

Where were plantations located for the most part?

• North

• South

What did many Southerners fear when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States?

• Losing their land

• Losing slavery

• Losing their families

• Losing their crops

People who opposed slavery were known as:

• Abolitionists

• Secessionists

• Sharecroppers

• Confederates