Slavery, Civil Rights, and Resistance Reading Quiz

What continent did most of the slaves in the Americas come from?

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

• Africa

• Australia

What were people called who wanted to end slavery?

• Abolitionists

• Prohibitionists

• Freedom fighters

• Slavers

• Federalists

Which of the following states was admitted as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Kansas

• California
• Missouri

• Maine

In what region of the United States was slavery first made illegal?

• West

• East

• South

• North

True or False: Many slaves died during the trip to America due to disease and starvation?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What war began over a fear that President Lincoln would end slavery?

• World War I

• War of 1812

• Civil War

• Mexican-American War

• None of the above

Who owned the children of slaves?

• The parents

• The mother

• The father

• The slave owner

• They were considered free

True or False: All black people who lived in the South before slavery was outlawed were slaves.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was the escape route from the South to the North called?

• Freedom Trail

• Great Escape Path

• Secret Passage

• Oregon Trail

• Underground Railroad

Which amendment to the US Constitution outlawed slavery in all of the United States?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th