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Name
Class
Date
1.
A slave sued his owner for freedom after living on free soil.  The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property and laws cannot deny a slave owner’s rights to take their property anywhere they want
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Kansas Nebraska Act
2.
This law allowed Missouri to become a slave state at the same time Maine became a free state.  It prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Fugitive Slave Laws
3.
This woman wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin which revealed the cruelty of slavery.  The book was her response to the Fugitive Slave Law.
a)
Harriett Tubman 
b)
Harriett Beecher Stowe
c)
Sojourner Truth 
4.
This law changed the Missouri Compromise and allowed the people who lived in the territory to decide by vote if they would be a free or a slave state (popular sovereignty).  People moved to the area to vote and started a bloody fight.
a)
Kansas Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1850 
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Dred Scott Decision 
5.
This man was one of the people who started the violence in Kansas that led to the name “Bleeding Kansas.” He led a raid on the US arsenal.  He hoped to take the weapons and lead a slave revolt that would spread across the US. 
a)
Dred Scott
b)
William Lloyd Garrison 
c)
John Brown 
d)
Frederick Douglass
6.
This escaped slave was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.  She was known as Moses for leading more than 300 slaves to freedom
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth 
c)
Harriet Tubman 
7.

To officially leave an organization

a)

Secede

b)

Prohibit

c)

Repeal

d)

Fugitive

8.

What is one reason South Carolina seceded from the Union?

a)

they wanted their own flag

b)

they wanted to end slavery

c)

they wanted to keep states' rights and keep slavery

d)

they disliked all northerners

9.

What was the name of the new nation created by the South?

a)

Confederate States of America

b)

The South

c)

Nation of the South

d)

Southern States of America

10.

The purpose of the Underground Railroad was...

a)

a free train ride

b)

a secret passage through woods

c)

a train that only ran at night

d)

an underground tunnel

11.

How did the economy and way of life develop differently for the South before the South seceded?

a)

there were lots of factories and immigration

b)

the cotton gin affected slave labor and farming

c)

there were lots of ship builders and trade

12.

_________________________ invented the cotton gin.

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Albert Einstein

13.

What did abolitionists want to do?

a)

end slavery

b)

keep slavery

c)

boost the economy

14.

Why did Southerns want to keep slavery?

a)

They were mean.

b)

Slaves helped make them money.

c)

They were afraid of them.

15.

Which of the following was true about the different opinions about the spread of slavery to the western territories?

a)

The South wanted the territories to be free states.

b)

The North wanted the territories to be free states.

c)

Slaves moved to the west so they would become slave states.

16.

The Abolitionist Movement effected South Carolina by.....

a)

creating more abolitionists.

b)

making slave owners defend slavery even more.

c)

making more slave want to revolt.

17.
Who is known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Henry Clay
18.
1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens and it nullified the Missouri Compromise.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
19.
The purpose of John Brown's raid was to....
a)
steal supplies and sell them for money
b)
get his name in the local newspapers
c)
start a slave revolt
d)
get the 13th amendment passed
20.
Why did southern states begin to secede after Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860?
a)
Southern states believed Lincoln was an abolitionist
b)
Southerners believed Lincoln was pro-slavery
c)
Southern states didn't like Abraham Lincoln as a person
d)
Southern states believed in the same things as Lincoln
21.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
22.
What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Runaway Act
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
Slaveholder Law
23.
How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?
a)
It showed Northerners that slavery was a problem
b)
It created new laws
c)
It taught many slaves how to read
d)
It only hurt the reform movement
24.
Kansas was named "Bleeding Kansas" because _____________.
a)
the ground bled.
b)
the dirt was dark red.
c)
many people lost their lives over an election regarding slavery.
d)
the name sounded really cool.
25.
Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, how would Kansas and Nebraska decide if they were a free or slave state?
a)
lottery
b)
President would decide
c)
Governors would decide
d)
popular sovereignty
26.
Which is the best definition of secede?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
27.
Which is the best definition for sectionalism?
a)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
b)
to withdraw or break away from a a nation
c)
a religious meeting
d)
an official expression of opinion by a group
28.
Slavery grew in the South because of the following geographical factors:  
a)
rocky soil and warm climate
b)
cold harsh winter climate  and beaches
c)
expensive land and rocky soil
d)
cheap land, warm climate, rich soil
29.
An abolitionist is  
a)
a person who fights for slavery
b)
a soldier that fights for the Confederate
c)
A person who fights against slavery
d)
a soldier that fights for the Union
30.
A tax on imported goods was called a ______________.  The south did not like this because they needed imports.
a)
states' right
b)
tariff
c)
farce
d)
Union
31.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
32.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture? 
a)
North
b)
South
33.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry? 
a)
North
b)
South
34.
What Increased tensions between the North and the South?
a)
The capital of Virginia becoming Richmond.
b)
The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
c)
The Climate and geography of the North and South.
d)
The Arguments over the growth of the military.
35.
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in 
a)
Atlanta
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New York City
d)
All states
36.
Known as the "Moses" of her people and was one of the most successful "conductors" of the Underground Railroad
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
John Brown
37.
What term means the goal of our nation to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
a)
Martyr
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Secede
d)
Gold Rush
38.
What happened when the people were able to vote in Kansas as to whether or not they would be a free or slave state?
a)
Voting went fine
b)
Voting erupted into violence
c)
Voting was banned
d)
Voting elected Lincoln
39.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?
a)
Dred was a free man
b)
Dred was a citizen
c)
Dred was his masters owner
d)
Dred was his masters property
40.
What is an arsenal?
a)
Leg Factory
b)
Professional Football Team
c)
Arms Factory
d)
Naval Base
41.
Which state is the first to ever secede?
a)
NC
b)
GA
c)
TX
d)
SC
42.
Why were southerners so upset with Lincoln being elected?
a)
He was a Republican and they had beliefs the south didn't like
b)
He was a Democrat and wanted to keep slavery
c)
He said he didn't need the south to get elected
d)
He was against the protective tariff
43.
What is a martyr?
a)
A person that lives freely
b)
A person that leads slaves
c)
A person that dies for a cause they believe in
d)
A person that hid slaves on the Underground Railroad
44.

California entered the country as a _________state

a)

Free

b)

Slave

c)

Border

d)

Confederate

45.

When SC seceded the other deep south states joined them and created the __________________

a)

Southern Literacy Group

b)

Southern Pride Coalition

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Confederate Railroad

46.

Which of the following best describes Nat Turner?

a)

this person was born as a slave and ran away to freedom; this person wrote a best-selling autobiography about life as a slave; toured Europe speaking to crowds about their life as a slave; eventually bought his freedom from the slave owner he escaped from

b)

abolitionist who killed to end slavery and tried to lead a slave rebellion in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He failed and was executed

c)

a slave who thought God chose him to lead a large slave rebellion and used murder / violence to free other slaves

d)

the most famous Underground Railroad conductor; this person also led a ring of spies for the North during the Civil War

47.

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Arkansas seceded from the USA and called themselves what?

a)

The Perpetual Order of Slave States

b)

Confederate States of America

c)

The Union States

d)

The Gulf States of the South

48.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following describes the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Maine became part of the United States as a free state

b)

drew an imaginary line through the United States that said any future states North of that line would be a free state & future states South of that line would be a slave state

c)

Slavery would no longer be legal in Washington D.C.

d)

Missouri became part of the United States as a slave state

49.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following is a part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California becomes part of the United States as a free state

b)

Land won from Great Britain will be carved up into free states

c)

Slavery in land won from Mexico will be decided by popular sovereignty

d)

The Fugitive Slave Law will become stronger allowing slave owners to capture slaves who have escaped to Northern states

e)

The Slave Trade, or the buying / selling of slaves, will be banned in Washington D.C.

50.

What did the Northern economy rely on?

a)

military power

b)

electricity

c)

factories

d)

solar energy

51.

What word best matches this definition? allowing people that live in an area to decide

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

free voting

c)

secession

d)

popular sovereignty

52.

Why did Abraham Lincoln becoming President anger the South?

a)

Lincoln wanted to go WAR with Great Britain which would hurt the Southern economy

b)

Lincoln made it a point to eventually limit the spread of slavery or even abolish it all together

c)

Lincoln was not a supporter of an agricultural economy

d)

Lincoln fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War

53.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following describes the Underground Railroad.

a)

The people who helped slaves escape to freedom were called Conductors.

b)

The Underground Railroad was a system of underground passageways that allowed slaves to ride steam-powered trains to the Northern free states.

c)

system of passageways and hideouts for slaves to escape to freedom

d)

slaves moved at night and rested during the day to stay out of sight

54.

Senator from Massachusetts Charles Sumner was beaten nearly to death with a cane by a Representative from South Carolina named Preston Brooks. Why did it happen?

a)

Charles Sumner challenged Preston Brooks to a fight the previous evening

b)

Preston Brooks hated slavery and was angry that Senator Charles Sumner supported slavery

c)

Preston Brooks saved Charles Sumner's life in the Mexican-American War, but Senator Sumner never publicly thanked him.

d)

Senator Sumner gave a speech that criticized the possibility of slavery in Kansas and criticized Southern slavery supporters

55.

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by:

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Dred Scott

d)

John Brown

56.

Click ALL that apply. What answers are correct regarding Dred Scott vs. Sandford case?

a)

Dred Scott was property and lawsuit is invalid

b)

Dred Scott was freed

c)

Legally you couldn't stop the spread of slavery in the U.S.

d)

The northern states called the decision wicked and unfair

57.

Hoped to start a slave uprising by raiding the federal arsenal in Virginia.

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Robert E. Lee

58.

Which event allowed expansion to the west by balancing the entry of a slave state with a free state.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Three-fifths Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

59.

The ______________ resulted in the capturing of enslaved person as well as freedmen.

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Dred Scott Case

60.
A person who led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
a)
Slavery
b)
Boom
c)
Driver
d)
Conductor
61.
Loyalty to one's region rather then the whole country.
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Patriotism
c)
Spanishism
d)
Homieism
62.
What did the Fugitive Slave Law do?
a)
The underground railroad was ended
b)
Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
c)
Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
d)
Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway slaves
63.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
64.
What caused Southern States to secede from the Union?
a)
The Election of Lincoln in 1860
b)
The Dred Scott Decision
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Bleeding Kansas
65.

Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe write Uncle Tom's Cabin

a)

To show why slavery was wrong

b)

To convince the south that they needed slavery.

c)

To end the Civil War.

d)

To start the Civil War.

66.

What law repealed (cancelled) the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Wilmot Proviso

c)

Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

67.

Who was a leading African American abolitionist who escaped slavery and also fought for women's rights?

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Henry Clay

68.

Which is not true about the Lincoln Douglass Debates?

a)

Lincoln was a controversial candidate

b)

Lincoln gave his inaugural address

c)

Lincoln lost the Senate race, but gained fame

d)

Lincoln gave his "House Divided" speech

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