WorksheetsDistance learning - Sectionalism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Frederick Douglass was a prominent abolitionist. Which of these other people was also an abolitionist?
Stephen A Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
Jefferson Davis
George Washington
What was the immediate effect of the Confederacy firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
It caused the Southern states to secede.
It caused the beginning of the Civil War
It caused the end of the Civil War.
It caused the beginning of the Nullification Crisis.
Place the following events in sequence: A) The Kansas-Nebraska Act; B) The Missouri Compromise; C) The Nullification Crisis
A,B,C
B,C,A
C,A,B
A,C,B
What's the most likely reason why Douglass supported women's rights and Irish home rule?
All 19th century Abolitionists supported these two causes.
He was friends with many women, and he was also part Irish.
Both causes involved groups whose freedoms had been limited by others.
It was the Politically Correct thing to do.
What does the story of Henry "Box" Brown demonstrate about the majority of passengers on the Underground Railroad?
They avoided travelling by foot.
They settled in Philadelphia
They took great risks to reach freedom.
They travelled alone.
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed in response to:
The abolition of slavery by the federal government.
Northern laws that protected enslaved people.
Pro-slavery juries in Northern courts.
Harsh treatment of enslaved people by law enforcement.
The Underground Railroad _____ the Civil War.
continued until
started after
helped end
was the main cause of
If you supported the cause of states' rights, what might you point to back up your argument?
The Declaration of Independence.
The 10th Amendment of the US Constitution.
Article III of the US Constitution
The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
Which group opposed abolitionists?
Quakers
Slave owners
African-American northerners
Fugitives from slavery
After the Civil War broke out, Douglass urged Lincoln to emancipate the slaves. What does "emancipate" mean?
Educate
Draft
Free
Deport
