Abolitionist Movement and Civil War

In the mid-19th century, the U.S. was divided by slavery, economics, and geography, leading to the Civil War. The North's industrial economy contrasted with the South's agrarian, slavery-dependent lifestyle. Abolitionists in the North opposed slavery, intensifying political conflicts. Key events like John Brown's raid and the Underground Railroad highlighted tensions. Lincoln's election led to Southern secession, sparking the Civil War, a battle over America's future and equality.

What were the main factors dividing the United States in the mid-19th century?

• Education, health, and infrastructure

• Politics, culture, and language

• Morality, economics, and geography

• Religion, technology, and geography

What was the main economic activity in the South that relied on slavery?

• Cotton plantation

• Mining

• Railroad construction

• Shipbuilding

How did Northern industries benefit from Southern slavery?

• By investing in Southern plantations

• By using Southern labor in their factories

• By trading manufactured goods for Southern crops

• By turning Southern cotton into textiles

What was the primary goal of the abolitionist movement?

• To promote industrialization in the South

• To end the institution of slavery

• To expand the United States westward

• To maintain the balance of power between North and South

Which compromise was an attempt to maintain a balance of power between the North and South?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Monroe Doctrine

• The Emancipation Proclamation

Which event was a failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Sojourner Truth

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A series of underground tunnels for trade

• A political movement for Southern independence

• A railroad connecting the North and South

• A network of secret routes for escaping slaves

What was the significance of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860?

• It caused the secession of Southern states

• It led to the immediate end of slavery

• It marked the beginning of the abolitionist movement

• It resulted in the Missouri Compromise

What was the ultimate outcome of the political conflicts over slavery?

• The peaceful resolution of sectional tensions

• The immediate abolition of slavery

• The expansion of slavery into new territories

• The outbreak of the American Civil War