Unit 8 Review- Civil War

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that revealed the true horrors of slavery and influenced the attitude of Northerners on the issue of slavery? (a)  

• Sojourner Truth
• Abraham Lincoln
• Harriet Tubman
• Harriet Beecher Stowe

What event led the southern states to secede from the Union? (a)  

• The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin
• The battle at Fort Sumpter
• The election of Abraham Lincoln
• The election of Jefferson Davis

The Southern economy was more dependent on slave labor due to this industry (a)  

• technology
• agriculture
• mining
• fishing

Someone who opposes slavery is known as a (a)   .

• abolitionist
• general
• pacifist
• plantation owner

For many voters, the election of 1860 was about the future of ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• slavery
• reconstruction

Invented by Eli Whitney, this led to an increase of slave labor: (a)  

• Farm tractor
• Sewing machine
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Cotton Gin

The Pacific Railroad Act allowed for this construction of this railroad to begin (a)  

• North American
• The Union
• Transcontinental
• The Pacfic

This famous abolitionist was born into slavery, escaped, and then became influential by writing to newspapers all over the world. (a)  

• Andrew Jackson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Fredrick Douglass
• Harriet Tubman

A network of routes used by runaway slaves was called (a)  

• Missouri Compromise
• Underground Railroad
• Black Codes
• Secede

The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution are known as the "​ (a)   " Amendments.

• Reconstruction
• Freedom
• Abolition
• Anti-Slavery