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WorksheetsChapter 12 Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Some abolitionists did this to end slavery.
printed antislavery newspapers and spoke against slavery
used the Underground Railroad
sent enslaved people food
formed their own towns
What is a Civil War?
The unfair treatment of particular groups
another name for the United States
when part of a country breaks away from the rest
a war between two groups of regions within a nation
What did the Northern states want?
to force the slae states to leave the Union
to make slavery illegal
to send enslaved people back to Africa
to leave the Union to end slavery
This is when one part of the country breaks away from the rest.
Civll War
discrimination
popular sovereignty
secession
What is a tariff?
loyalty to one part of the country
a tax on imported goods
the idea that states, not the federal government, should make decisions about matters that affect them.
the unfair treatment of a particular group
Why did Southern states leave the Union?
because they wanted more tariffs
because Douglas won the election
to protect their ownership of slaves
because they voted for Lincoln
What was the Underground Railroad?
a railroad station with many trains
a place that allowed slavery
a series of escape routes and hiding places to bring people out of slavery.
a place under the main ground
What is another name for the right for people to make political decisions for themselves?
states' rights
popular sovereignty
sectionalism
discrimination
What caused an increase in sectionalism?
tariffs and slavery
competition between farmers in the North and South
the removal of tariffs on manufactured goods
the price of cotton and manufactured goods
The Civil War began when this happened.
abolitionists formed the Republican party
Lincoln was elected President
South Carolina voted to leave the Union
Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter.
What did the Fugitive Slave Law order people to do?
read Uncle Tom's Cabin
return runaways to the North
return slaves to slavery
help slaves run away
Why was slavery important to Southerners?
Southern farmers wanted more enslaved people to produce cotton.
Businesses wanted enslaved people to build factories.
Factory owners wanted enslaved people to build machines.
The government wanted enslaved people to produce cotton.
What is discrimination?
loyalty to one part of the country
the unfair treatment of a group
when part of a country breaks away from the rest
another name for the United States
Which states did not allow slavery?
All states
free states
slave states
states with popular sovereignty
What was the Union?
another name for the North
another name for the South
another name for Texas
another name for the United States
What did the states that separated from the Union call themselves?
Regulars
Unioners
Heroes
Confederacy
Slave states were
all states that allowed popular sovereignty
states that allowed slavery
states that had freed slaves
states that did not allow slavery
What is sectionalism?
loyalty to one part of the country
the unfair treatment of particular groups
another name for the United States
when part of a country breaks away from the rest
What is an abolitionist?
someone who believed slavery was necessary
someone who owned a plantation and had many slaves
someone who treats others unfairly
someone who joined the movement to end slavery
Tariffs were good for the North. Why?
Tariffs made imported goods more expensive than local goods.
Tariffs made local goods more expensive than imported goods.
Tariffs made imported goods easier to buy in the North
Tariffs were lower in the North than in the South.
Which abolitionists were once enslaved?
Sarah and Angelina Grimke
Harriet Tubman and William Lloyd Garrison
Sojourner Truth and Angelina Grimke
Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth
Which of the following statements is true about Abraham Lincoln?
He was from a rich family.
He won the Senate election against Stephan Douglas.
He grew up on a farm and did not have much time to go to school.
He was a Democrat.
Why did John Brown attack the Army post?
to arm himself against slaves
to start a slave rebellion
to protect his family from slave owners
to arm himself from abolitionists
Where did the Underground Railroad go?
to Europe
to Africa
to the North and Canada, or to Mexico, Florida, or the Caribbean
to the Southern states
What is meant by states' rights?
the idea that the states, not the federal government, should make decisions about matters that affect them.
loyalty to one part of the country
a tax on imported goods
the right for the state to separate from the Union
