Events Leading Up to the Civil War

When did Harriet Beecher Stowe publish her novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• A. In the years leading up to the Civil War

• B. In the years just after the Civil War

• C. In the years leading up to the American Revolution

• D. In the years just after the American Revolution

How did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, increase tensions that lead to the start of the Civil?

• A. by strengthening Northern dislike of slavery

• B. By showing the dangers of cotton manufacturing.

• C. By convincing many Souther states to outlaw slavery.

Why did many Southerners resist any actions to restrict slavery in the United States?

• A. They believed restrictions to slavery would devastate the southern economy.

• They believed restrictions on slavery would cause a decline in southern manufacturing.

How did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry help lead to the outbreak of Civil War?

• A. By weakening support for Northern abolitionists.

• B. By raising fears among many Southerners of possible slave revolts.

How did economic worries help push the United States toward a civil war in the 1860s?

• A. Southern states were concerned that pollution from factories in the North was hurting Southern farms.

• B. Southern plantation owners feared that if slavery were made illegal, it would destroy the South's economy.

• C. Northern labor unions feared that factory workers would be replaced by slaves from the South if slavery was not outlawed.

How did Northerners and Southerners feel about the actions of John Brown?

• A. Northerners believed Brown was a traitor for attacking federal troops, while Southerners believed he was a hero for standing up against slavery.

• B. Northerners believed Brown was a hero for standing up against slavery, while Southerners believed he was a traitor for attacking federal troops.

What was the reason for John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?

• A. to free the slaves being held there.

• B. to steal weapons to give them to slaves.

• C. to capture slaves who had escaped.

What idea about Brown is the artist showing in this painting?

• A. Brown's actions helped unit the country against slavery.

• B. Brown's actions helped push the country toward civil war.

Based on this illustration, what was Stowe's purpose for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• A. to describe the cruel treatment of slaves in the United States.

• B. to convince Northern abolitionists to return runaway slaves.

• C. to convince people that slavery was good for African Americans.

Read the quotation from John Brown and answer the question.

I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away...

1. Purged: removed; made free from

What does John Brown mean by the "crimes of this guilty land"?

• A. the deadly battles of the Civil War

• B. the treatment of American Indians

• C. The practice of slavery