WorksheetsPre Civil War/Antebellum Period
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Missouri slave who sued for his freedom in a landmark supreme court decision.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Dred Scott
2.
A Radical Abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery in the U.S. He attempted to start a slave uprising in Virginia in 1859.
a)
John Brown
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Robert E. Lee
3.
A harsh law governing the return of runaway slaves
a)
Popular Soveriegnty
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Secession
d)
Fort Sumter
4.
A policy allowing voters to
decide
whether to permit or outlaw slavery in a state or territory
whether to permit or outlaw slavery in a state or territory
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Serfdom
c)
Direct Election
d)
Primary
5.
Group of seven southern
states that
seceded from the Union
seceded from the Union
a)
United States of America
b)
Confederate States of America
c)
Southern States of America
d)
Dixie States of America
6.
Maryland-born slave known
as “Moses” for their work with the Underground Railroad
a)
Dred Scott
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Harriett Beecher Stowe
7.
party formed in 1854 that
opposed slavery in the Northern States
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
Union
8.
Which sentence correctly
describes the way of life in the South after the
American Revolution?
American Revolution?
a)
The South developed busy
cities, and embraced technology and
industry.
industry.
b)
It became a land of small farms, high population, and mechanized.
c)
The South remained an
agricultural society with cotton as its
main crop.
main crop.
9.
Why did Southern States decide to secede after
the election of 1860?
a)
Southerners feared Lincoln would force the south out of the Union.
b)
Southerners feared Lincoln and the North would work to take over the production of cotton.
c)
Southerners feared Lincoln would try to abolish slavery once in power.
10.
What impact did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin have in American society?
a)
Northern readers became outraged at the treatment of slaves.
b)
Northern readers now were in support of the fugitive slave act.
c)
Southerners were pleased with how they were portrayed in the novel.
11.
What was the effect of the Dred Scott case?
a)
Slaves were not considered US citizens.
b)
Slaves could
not sue and had no rights in court.
c)
Slaves were
legally declared property anywhere in the U.S.
d)
All of the Above
12.
What machine that
turned cotton from a labor-intensive crop that
produced little profit to a cash-crop that would eventually form the basis of Southern Society?
produced little profit to a cash-crop that would eventually form the basis of Southern Society?
a)
Cotton Picker
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Cotton Reaper
d)
Mechanical Reaper
13.
“Bleeding Kansas”
demonstrated that popular sovereignty was
a)
a peaceful way for voters
to decide on the issue of slavery.
b)
a good practice for
pro-slavery territories applying for statehood.
c)
an unworkable solution for the territories
of Kansas and Nebraska.
14.
"We are fighting a war of independence from the tyranny of an oppressive federal government." -Quote from a
a)
Northerner/Union
b)
Southerner/Confederacy
15.
How was President Lincoln able to defeat Stephen Douglas in the debates?
a)
He challenged the morality of slavery by quoting the Bible and the Declaration of Independence
b)
Douglas successfully defended Popular Soveriegnty and minority rights
c)
People voted for Lincoln because he was taller and louder.
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