Ch. 9 L1

The main reason for the deep division in the U.S. during the Civil War was (a)  

• Disagreement about freedom

• Disagreement about taxes

• Disagreement about land

• Disagreement about trade

Answer explanation

The main reason for the deep division in the U.S. during the Civil War was disagreement about freedom.

What was the primary economic activity in the South during the 1800s?

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Fishing

Answer explanation

The primary economic activity in the South during the 1800s was agriculture, as it was largely dependent on plantations for crops like cotton, tobacco, and rice.

What was the main reason for the development of different economies in the North and South?

• Differences in geography

• Differences in culture

• Differences in language

• Differences in religion

Answer explanation

Differences in geography led to the development of different economies in the North and South.

What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• It outlined how new states could be formed

• It ended slavery in the United States

• It established the U.S. Constitution

• It started the Industrial Revolution

Answer explanation

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 outlined how new states could be formed, making it the significance of the ordinance.

What was the Missouri Compromise?

• An agreement that allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• An agreement that ended the Civil War

• An agreement that allowed California to join the Union as a free state

• An agreement that allowed Texas to join the Union

Answer explanation

The Missouri Compromise was an agreement that allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

What was the Fugitive Slave Law?

• A law that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners

• A law that ended slavery in the United States

• A law that allowed states to decide on slavery

• A law that allowed slaves to vote

Answer explanation

The Fugitive Slave Law was a law that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners.

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It allowed people of each territory to decide if they would allow slavery

• It ended the Civil War

• It allowed California to join the Union as a free state

• It allowed Texas to join the Union

Answer explanation

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people of each territory to decide if they would allow slavery, giving them popular sovereignty over the issue.

What was "Bleeding Kansas"?

• Violence that erupted over the issue of slavery in Kansas

• A battle during the Civil War

• A law that ended slavery in Kansas

• A compromise that allowed Kansas to join the Union

Answer explanation

Violence that erupted over the issue of slavery in Kansas

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A) A real train used to transport slaves

• B) An organized, secret system to help enslaved people escape

• C) A series of underground tunnels

• D) A network of schools for African Americans

Answer explanation

The Underground Railroad was an organized, secret system to help enslaved people escape.

Who was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad?

• A) Frederick Douglass

• B) Harriet Tubman

• C) Sojourner Truth

• D) Abraham Lincoln

Answer explanation

Harriet Tubman was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad.