Slavery MiniQuiz

These were people who hated slavery and wanted it to end.

• Abolitionist

• slave drivers

• Women Suffrage

• Overseers

This person made about 20 trips to the South, risking her own safety each time, to lead approximately 300 people to freedom.

• Fredrick Douglass

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

This person was an African American who led the most effective violent slave rebellion in American history.

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• Harriet Turner

• Dred Scott

What was the name of the secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North?

• Emancipation Route

• Freedom Trail

• Underground Railroad

• Liberty Line

What was the problem with laws like the Missouri compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• They led to less slavery in states

• They didn't let people vote on slavery

• because there was so many compromises, everyone was happy

• it led to DIVISION between people who wanted slaves and those that didn't.

Who won the election of 1860 and became one of the most well known presidents of all time?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start a slave uprising, was an abolitonist, and led an attack at Pottawatomie Creek?

• Frederick Douglass

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

Select TWO answers that are true about life as a Slave:

• The life of slaves was dependent on how good or bad their owner treated them.

• Slaves could marry whoever they wanted.

• Slaves could learn to read and write

• Slaves worked from sunrise to sunset.

In 1861, _________ occured when 7 stated originally LEFT the united states to form their own country.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Abolitionist

• Secession

• Bye

Which side of the counrty WANTED slavery because of their economy.

• North

• South

• West

• East