Virginia's major events leading to Civil War 5th

What was the main goal of abolitionists like Frederick Douglass during the period leading up to the Civil War?

• To support the Fugitive Slave Act

• To end slavery

• To promote stricter slave codes

• To encourage secession of Southern states

How did the Fugitive Slave Act contribute to the tensions between the North and the South?

• It allowed enslaved people to vote

• It required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners

• It banned slavery in all states

• It provided freedom to all enslaved people

What was the significance of Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia?

• It led to the immediate end of slavery

• It resulted in the election of Abraham Lincoln

• It caused stricter slave codes to be enacted

• It was a successful revolt that freed many enslaved people

Why was Harriet Tubman an important figure in the fight against slavery?

• She was a leader of the Confederate States

• She helped enslaved African Americans escape through the Underground Railroad

• She wrote the Fugitive Slave Act

• She led the raid on Harpers Ferry

What was the impact of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?

• It successfully armed enslaved people for a rebellion

• It increased tensions between the North and South

• It led to the immediate secession of Virginia

• It resulted in the capture of Abraham Lincoln