Slavery-8th grade

Who was a militant abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry?

• Harriet Tubman

• Fredrick Douglas

• John Brown

• Sojourner Truth

Who was a former slave who became a prominent speaker and writer for the abolitionist movement?

• Fredrick Douglas

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Sojourner Truth

Who was known as the "Moses" of her people for leading many slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

• Fredrick Douglas

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

Who was a former slave and women's rights activist known for her powerful speeches on the intersectionality of race and gender?

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• Fredrick Douglas

• Sojourner Truth

Which political party formed in 1854 was opposed to the expansion of slavery into new territories?

• Republican Party
• Free Soil Party
• Democratic Party
• Whig Party

Which political party formed in 1848 was opposed to the expansion of slavery into new territories?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Free Soil Party

• Whig Party

What was the doctrine of allowing settlers in a territory to vote on whether or not to allow slavery called?

• Popular Sovereignty
• Manifest Destiny
• Secession
• Nullification

Which act repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether or not to allow slavery?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Compromise of 1850
• Missouri Compromise
• Fugitive Slave Act

What was the violent conflict that erupted in Kansas in 1854 over the issue of slavery in the territory called?

• Dred Scott Crisis

• Border War

• Harper's Ferry Raid

• Bleeding Kansas

What was the name given to pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed the border into Kansas to vote in elections and intimidate anti-slavery settlers?

• Border Ruffians
• Jayhawkers
• Free Soilers
• Abolitionists