Slave Resistance

Prior to (Before) the U.S. Civil War, there was no resistance or opposition to the institution of slavery in the United States.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin encouraged —

• legalized voting for slaves

• the expansion of the slave-driven cotton economy

• organized resistance to slavery

• the armed rebellion of the slaves in Southern states

Which of the following is an example of civil disobedience against the practice of slavery?

• Nullification Act

• Boston Tea Party

• Great Awakening

• Underground Railroad

In the nineteenth century, an illegal, undercover network was created to help slaves escape the South and reach the free states in the North. This was known as the —

• Underground Railroad.

• Colombian Exchange.

• Freedmen's Bureau.

• Mason-Dixon Line.

The poster above reflects opposition to federal enactment of the —

• Black Codes

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Jim Crow legislation

• Missouri Compromise

To which of the following reform movements does this quotation refer?

• Abolition

• Temperance

• Child labor reform

• Women's suffrage

The refusal to accept or comply with something.

• draft

• ironclad

• border states

• resistance

Which of the following was a form of passive resistance used by slaves?

• Work slowdowns

• Armed rebellion

• Petitioning Congress

• Joining the Confederate Army

Who was a famous leader of a slave rebellion in the United States?

• Frederick Douglass

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

What was the primary goal of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport goods across the country

• To help slaves escape to freedom

• To build railroads in the South

• To support the Confederate Army