An Expanding Nation: L3-4 Reivew

Who invented the cotton gin?

• John Deere

• Samuel Morse

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

How did the cotton gin affect slavery?

• The slaves did not have to work that much.

• Fewer slaves were brought onto the plantations.

• It increased the number of slaves.

• It ended the institution of slavery

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called an ____________.

• abolitionist
• president

• slave

• hero

What secret group helped slaves escape to freedom?

• Confederates of America

• National Freedom Road

• Northern Lights

• Underground Railroad

Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

Which of the following is TRUE about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was only a temporary solution to the growing conflict between northern states and southern states

• The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

• The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery

• It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west

Why were abolitionists such as the Grimke sisters forced to leave South Carolina?

• They spoke out against slavery

• They were African American

• They were supporters of slavery

• They conducted the Underground Railroad.

Slavery mostly happened in the southern states.

• True

• False

The Missouri Compromise was created to help us decide whether new states could have slaves or not.

• True

• False

The Underground Railroad was not successful in helping slaves escape from slavery.

• True

• False