Chapter 15 Test Review

Who benefited most from the use of slavery throughout the South?

• Enslaved African Americans

• Plantation owners

• People in the North

• Abraham Lincoln

Which term best describes why the economies of the North and South were different from each other?

• Agriculture

• States' rights

• Specialization

• Nullify

The Federal government has the right to decide and is supported by the northern states.

• States' rights

• Nullify

• Agriculture

• Federalism

Each individual state has the right to decide and is supported by the southern states.

• Federalism

• Specialization

• States' rights

• Interdependent

In which area was slavery prohibited by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 received the most support from Southern plantation owners?

• the passage of a strict fugitive slave law

• California becoming a free state

• the end of slave trade in Washington, D.C.

• Slavery ended in both the North and South

Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slaves.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slaves.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.

Who led a raid on a government weapons storehouse in Harpers Ferry in 1859?

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Why was the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War?
(Choose 2)

• The raid further divided the North and South.

• Slaves now had weapons to help them fight for their freedom.

• Abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery.

• The South showed their willingness to go to war to protect slavery.

What are some characteristics of the North during the period before the Civil War (choose 3)

• most factories were located here

• relied heavily on slave labor

• relied heavily on immigrant labor

• manufacturing goods was the top economic activity

• most plantations were located here