5th grade Unit 6 test

Why was it perfect for growing cotton in the south?

• the cool climate and dry soil

• the hot climate and moist soil

• the mild climate and dry soil

• the cold climate and moist soil

When did the growth of cotton emerge?

• 1600's

• 1700's

• 1800's

• 1900's

Who worked out in the cotton fields

• anyone willing to get paid

• children

• slaves

• Great Britains

Where was most of the cotton sold to?

• Great Britain

• The United States

• Africa

• China

In 1806 _____ passed a law that said no enslaved people could be bought into the United States after 1808.

• the Supreme Court

• the executive branch

• the President

• Congress

True or false

The law that said no enslaved people could be brought into the United States after 1808 brought an end to slavery.

• True

• False

What was the compromise called to even out the slave states to free states?

• Constitutional Convention

• Louisiana Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1790

_________ helped enslaved people escape slavery.

• Conductors

• Passengers

• Slave owners

• The law

As part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide to accept or ban slavery?

• Congress

• President

• Popular Sovereignty

• Supreme Court

The Kansas-Nebraska Act overturned what?

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Louisiana Purchase

• Missouri Compromise