SS Unit 4 Ch 2 Practice Questions

What was the relationship between cotton and enslaved labor in the South?

• As the supply of cotton grew, the demand for enslaved workers fell.

• As the demand for enslaved workers fell, the supply of cotton grew.

• As the demand for cotton grew, so did the demand for enslaved workers.

• As the supply of enslaved workers grew, so did the supply of cotton.

Who is this person?

• Jefferson Davis

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

What is he known for? Select the three correct answers.

• He was a leader of the Confederacy.

• He was a newspaper publisher.

• He was a presidential candidate.

• He was an abolitionist.

• He was an author.

What is Harriet Tubman doing in this image?

• leading Confederate soldiers into a trap

• convincing Northerners that slavery is wrong

• helping people escape on the Underground Railroad

• reuniting families that have been separated by slavery

Eleven states left the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president because they thought he was going to __________.

• raise taxes

• abolish slavery

• sell Southern farmland

• stop the spread of slavery

Why did President Lincoln send Union troops into war following the Confederacy's attack on Fort Sumter?

• He thought it was the only way to reunite the country.

• He wanted to punish Southerners for leaving the United States.

• He wanted to scare Confederate leaders into surrendering.

• He knew it was the best chance of ending slavery in America.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• It banned slavery in Union states.

• It banned slavery in the United States.

• It freed all enslaved people in the United States.

• It freed all enslaved people in Confederate states.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?

• It reunited the Union.

• It freed enslaved Americans.

• It officially ended the Civil War.

• It banned slavery in the United States.

What does the Juneteenth holiday celebrate?

• the end of the Civil War

• the end of slavery in the United States

• the end of the French and Indian War

• the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

Which statement summarizes the claim Douglass makes in the excerpt?

• White Americans do not celebrate the Fourth of July.

• The Fourth of July should be a day of celebration, not sadness.

• A country that enslaves people has no right to celebrate freedom.

• The Fourth of July is a fitting way to honor Americans' struggles for freedom.