Pre-Civil War

The ______________ was part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime (illegal) to help runaway slaves.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Why were there more slaves in the South than the North?

• The South had a larger population of free laborers.

• The South's economy depended on slave labor.

• The North had more industrial jobs available.

• The South had stricter laws against slavery.

Who was the conductor that helped free around 3,000 slaves on the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Kentucky

• Tennessee

A major political result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was allowing a __________________ among residents in the territories that would decide whether a state would allow ___________________ or not.

• vote, slavery

• referendum, freedom

• poll, equality

• decision, independence

Why did the north not need as many slaves?

• They had more factories.

• They had a larger agricultural sector.

• They relied on imported goods.

• They had fewer people living in cities.

Dred Scott is famous for

• suing for his freedom

• being a famous abolitionist

• leading a slave revolt

• writing a famous autobiography

Who was a radical abolitionist that planned to capture weapons in the US arsenal, wanted slaves to physically fight for their freedom, led the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre, and caused deaths in Kansas at a raid known as Bleeding Kansas?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Sojourner Truth

Why did the southern states need more slaves?

• To grow cotton and other crops on their plantations.

• To build railroads and infrastructure.

• To serve as soldiers in the Civil War.

• To work in factories in the North.

Which describes the geography of the South?

• rocky soil

• short growing season

• rich soil with long growing season

• tropical climate with many mountains