Abolition

What did Nat Turner's rebellion lead to?

• Legislation preventing the black population from learning to read and write.

• The Missouri Compromise

• a decision that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States

• Bleeding Kansas

What was the main decision of the Dred Scott case?

• Slavery was abolished in all states.

• The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed.

• Dred Scott was granted freedom.

• African Americans were not considered citizens and had no right to sue in federal court.

What was John Brown's primary goal in his raid on Harpers Ferry?

• To negotiate a peace treaty with the South.

• To incite a slave rebellion and end slavery.

• To capture weapons for personal use.

• To establish a new government in Virginia.

Which abolitionist founded the newspaper 'The Liberator'?

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

What was the primary purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To negotiate peace between abolitionists and slaveholders.

• To provide a network of safe houses for escaping slaves.

• To transport goods between the North and South.

• To build a railway system in the Southern states.

What was the primary purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• To require that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were found in free states.

• To grant freedom to all enslaved people in the United States.

• To abolish slavery in the Southern states.

• To establish a new government in the Northern states.

What was Harriet Tubman's role in the Underground Railroad?

• She was a political leader who advocated for the abolition of slavery.

• She was a station master who provided shelter to escaping slaves.

• She was a conductor who helped lead enslaved people to freedom.

• She was a financial supporter of the Underground Railroad.

What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To grant voting rights to all men regardless of race.

• To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states.

• To establish a new capital city in Missouri.

• To abolish slavery in all U.S. territories.

What was the significance of the 36°30' parallel in the Missouri Compromise?

• It was the line that divided the North and South during the Civil War.

• It was the boundary for the Louisiana Purchase.

• It was the line designated to separate free and slave territories.

• It was the border between the United States and Canada.

What was a significant consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The immediate abolition of slavery in the South.

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

• The outbreak of violence known as 'Bleeding Kansas'.

• The establishment of the Republican Party.