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Chapter 9 Lesson 1 American History Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
2.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
3.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

4.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
5.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
6.

In the Missouri Compromise, the Mason-Dixon 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
7.

This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise 1820

8.

This legislation brought California into the Union as a free state and created the Fugitive Slave Law to satisfy the South.

a)

Compromise of 1820

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Dred Scott Decision

d)

Fugitive Slave Law

9.
In the Fugitive Slave Act, it was ILLEGAL for a northerner to let a runaway slave go free
a)
True 
b)
False
10.

Uncle Tom's Cabin helped the anti-slavery movement grow. This book was written by:

a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Dred Scott
d)
John Brown
11.
In the Dred Scott decision, it was decided that:
a)
African Americans can not be citizens
b)
There cannot be slaves in free states
c)
Slavery is illegal
d)
Maine would be free, Missouri would be slave state
12.
Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry important?
a)

It was an example of a peaceful protest calling for change.

b)

It was an example of an uprising against slavery.

c)

It helped bring an end to the Fugitive Slave Law.

d)

Harper's Ferry was where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

13.
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)

Secessionist

b)
Abolitionist
c)
Fugitive
d)
Southerner
14.

This legislation said that slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by vote. It lead to lots of violence.

a)

Kansas Nebraska act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Raid on Harper's Ferry

15.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became free or slave?

a)

popular vote

b)

the 39th parallel

(Mason-Dixon line)

c)

one would be a slave state, the other a free state

d)

The elected governor would decide for the state.

16.
The slaves and slave owners called Harriet "Moses" because
a)

That was her dad's name.

b)

They thought she was a prophet.

c)

She was like Moses in the bible, leading enslaved people to freedom.

17.

United States abolitionist and evangelist who was freed from slavery and became a leading speaker for the end of slavery and for the rights of women.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
18.
American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published his biography, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, "The North Star".
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Angelina Grimke
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
19.
A best-selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852, that portrayed slavery as a great moral evil.
a)

Follow the Drinking Gourd

b)

The Way to Freedom

c)

Long Road North

d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
20.
(1859) an incident in which abolitionist John Brown and others captured a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hope of starting a slave rebellion.
a)
Fugitive slave act
b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)
John Brown's Raid
d)
Dred Scott Case
21.

Supreme Court case which ruled that slaves are not citizens but property. It fueled abolitionist movement, and was considered a victory for the South.

a)
Dred Scott Case
b)

John Brown Case

c)

Fredrick Douglas Case

d)

North V South Case

22.
(1850) a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders.
a)
Dred Scott Case
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
23.

Why was the Fugitive Slave Law passed?

a)

to discourage use of the Underground Railroad

b)

to convince citizens in Nebraska to vote against slavery

c)

to satisfy the South after California joined the Union as a free state

d)

to ease tensions when violence broke out in Kansas over slavery

24.

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin impact Americans?

a)

It was the beginning of the Civil War

b)

Reduced the threat of violence against slaves

c)

It led Congress to pass the Missouri Compromise

d)

It convinced many people that slavery was morally wrong

25.

Which is true about Harriet Tubman?

a)

She helped free slaves.

b)

She was a spy for the Union

c)

Spoke out against slavery

d)

All of the above

26.

President of the United States during the Civil War.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

William T. Sherman

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham LIncoln

27.

President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Who am I?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

28.

Why did 11 southern states, led by South Carolina, secede from the US right after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?

a)

He was a republican and the didn't like republicans

b)

He was a democrat and they didn't like democrats

c)

The south feared he would end slavery.

d)

He was going to raise taxes

29.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Alabama

c)

South Carolina

d)

Texas

30.

Which part of the nation's economy was mostly based on agriculture?

a)

North

b)

South

31.

Which part of the nation's economy was mostly based on industry/factories?

a)

North

b)

South

32.

Who said the following about slavery? "I hate it because it is a monsterous injustice."

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Steven Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Robert E. Lee

33.

What does abolish mean?

a)

To start something

b)

Slavery

c)

To end something

d)

Railroad

34.

7. As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman:

a)

a. Guided passengers from station to station

b)

b. Wrote essays against slavery

c)

c. Gave speeches about her experience in slavery

d)

d. Defended passengers in court

35.

The Fugitive Slave Act

a)

freed all slaves who made it safely to the North.

b)

made it a crime to help runaways.

c)

stopped the work on the Underground Railroad.

d)

made it easier for slaves to escape.

36.

What was the Underground Railroad used for?

a)

To transport cotton from the south to factories in the northeast.

b)

It was used to help slaves escape from the south and get to the north.

c)

It was used to connect the eastern and western states.

37.

Conductors on the Underground railroad were:

a)

Places where the slaves could hide

b)

Slaves who were escaping the south

c)

People who helped lead the slaves from the south to the north

38.

Identify the vocabulary word: The right of each U.S. state to make its own local laws

a)

Confederacy

b)

state's rights

c)

secession

d)

abolitionist

39.

Identify the vocabulary word: To formally stop being part of something

a)

compromise

b)

state's rights

c)

secession

d)

Confederacy

40.

Identify the vocabulary word: Another name for the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Plantation

41.

Identify the vocabulary word: A large farm on which a single crop is usually grown

a)

Confederacy

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Union

d)

plantation

42.

Identify the vocabulary word: A person who supported the movement to end slavery

a)

Confederate

b)

compromise

c)

abolitionist

d)

Union

43.

Identify the vocabulary word: A secret organization that helped escaped enslaved African Americans to get to the North or to Canada

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Confederacy

c)

Union

d)

abolitionist

44.

Identify the vocabulary word: Another name for the Confederate states of America, the southern states during the Civil War

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

secession

c)

Union

d)

Confederacy

45.

Identify the vocabulary word: people on both sides of an issue giving up something to reach an agreement.

a)

states' rights

b)

secession

c)

compromise

d)

abolitionist