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Theme 5: Oppression & Civil Rights

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the inhumane journey of slaves from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Manifest Destiny

2.

The purpose of Black Codes was to limit the freedom of former slaves.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

An abolitionist is a person who strongly favors getting rid of slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What was the most significant and controversial issue at the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

Slavery

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

Women's Suffrage

d)

Dawes Act

5.

What effect did Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 have on national unity?

a)

It healed the nation’s political divisions.

b)

It caused the North to declare war on the South.

c)

It caused the South to declare war on the North.

d)

It caused several southern states to secede (leave) in protest.

6.

What was the period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War called?

a)

Rebuilding

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Reformation

d)

Reorganization

7.

What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

a)

to improve the relationship between the American government and Native Americans

b)

to gather support for taking land from Native Americans

c)

to ensure Native Americans were returned the land that was taken from them

d)

to break up reservations as well as a connection to a tribe and make Native Americans into farmers (an end to tribal culture)

8.

Which of the following accurately describes the Louisiana Purchase? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

George Washington was the president at the time the territory was purchased.

b)

It doubled the size of the United States.

c)

The region was explored by Lewis and Clark.

d)

The US purchased the territory from Spain.

9.

Movement is defined as the transfer of goods, people, and ideas.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners only if they were found in another southern state.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What was the Supreme Court’s final decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?

a)

Dred Scott was not free and could not sue someone because he was counted as 3/5 of a person.

b)

Dred Scott was free and allowed to sue for his freedom because his owner took him to a free state.

12.

The arrival of _____________ would have a lasting impact on the Native populations of the Americas.

a)

Japanese

b)

Europeans

c)

Chinese

d)

Africans

13.

Which amendment prohibits a citizen being denied the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude?"

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

14.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

15.

Which amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the law?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

16.

Which of the following Underground Railroad terms means "job was to collect the slaves and escort them north?"

a)

conductor

b)

drinking gourd

c)

station

17.

Which of the following Underground Railroad terms means "hiding places, places of safety, and stops along the freedom route?"

a)

conductor

b)

drinking gourd

c)

station

18.

Which of the following Underground Railroad terms means "another name for the big dipper which was used as navigation for the escapees?"

a)

conductor

b)

drinking gourd

c)

station