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Slavery Divides the Nation

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means the invention that removed seeds from cotton?

a)

compromise

b)

cotton gin

c)

slanderous

d)

arsenal

2.

Which word means to put to death without a trial, often by a mob?

a)

secession

b)

militarize

c)

underground

d)

lynch

3.

Which word means a place where military weapons are stored?

a)

arsenal

b)

cotton gin

c)

slanderous

d)

compromise

4.

Which word means to separate from the country?

a)

militarize

b)

secession

c)

underground

d)

lynch

5.

Which word means an agreement where both sides give in to one another?

a)

slanderous

b)

cotton gin

c)

compromise

d)

arsenal

6.

Which word means to tell lies?

a)

slanderous

b)

militarize

c)

underground

d)

lynch

7.

Which word means to prepare for potential war?

a)

compromise

b)

cotton gin

c)

secession

d)

militarize

8.

Which word means secretive, hidden from public view?

a)

secession

b)

militarize

c)

underground

d)

lynch

9.

Which word means to resist the government, often with violence?

a)

economy

b)

abolish

c)

rebellion

d)

fugitive

10.

Which word means areas of land under the rule of a country?

a)

abolitionist

b)

plantation

c)

territories

d)

martyr

11.

Which word means the wealth and resources of a country?

a)

economy

b)

abolish

c)

rebellion

d)

fugitive

12.

Which word means a large farm on which cash crops are grown?

a)

abolitionist

b)

plantation

c)

territories

d)

martyr

13.

Which word means to get rid of or end slavery?

a)

economy

b)

abolish

c)

rebellion

d)

fugitive

14.

Which word means a person who dies for a cause?

a)

abolitionist

b)

plantation

c)

territories

d)

martyr

15.

Which word means a person who has escaped or is in hiding?

a)

economy

b)

abolish

c)

fugitive

d)

rebellion

16.

Which word means a person who wanted to end slavery?

a)

abolitionist

b)

plantation

c)

territories

d)

martyr

17.

Who were Ellen and William Craft?

a)

The most important leaders of the Underground Railroad

b)

Slaves who led a rebellion during the Civil War

c)

Escaped slaves who became famous for their method of escape

d)

The two most important abolitionists

18.

Which territory was known for bloodshed between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers?

a)

Kansas

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Oklahoma

19.

Which one is correct regarding the order of events?

a)

John Brown’s raid, Lincoln elected President, the beginning of the Civil War

b)

The beginning of the Civil War, Nat Turner’s Rebellion, John Brown’s Raid

c)

Lincoln elected President, Missouri Compromise, the start of the Underground Railroad

d)

The beginning of the Civil War, John’s Brown’s Raid, Nat Turner’s Rebellion

20.

Which of these shocked Northerners into becoming more against slavery than before?

a)

The leadership of William Seward

b)

The settlement of new territories

c)

The speeches of President Lincoln

d)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

21.

What was John Brown’s role prior to the Civil War?

a)

He was a Southern Plantation owner known for his cruelty

b)

He was the most famous operator of the Underground Railroad

c)

He was an escaped slave who spoke about the evils of slavery

d)

He was an abolitionist who tried to capture government weapons and give them to slaves

22.

Who was Frederick Douglass?

a)

The most famous leader of the Underground Railroad

b)

The Congressman who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

An escaped slave who became highly educated and spoke out against slavery

d)

The person responsible for helping more slaves escape than anyone else

23.

What was a key issue between the North and the South leading up to the Civil War?

a)

Whether or not new states would provide land for farming

b)

Whether or not settlers in new states would be able to own guns

c)

Whether or not slavery would be permitted in new states

d)

Whether or not new states would provide troops for a war

24.

What was the final event that caused Southern states to secede?

a)

Abraham Lincoln’s election

b)

The raid on Harper’s Ferry Arsenal

c)

Nat Turner’s rebellion

d)

Kansas becoming a free state

25.

What was the effect of the Dred Scott case?

a)

Slaves had no rights because they were property and not citizens

b)

Children of slaves (under age of 12) couldn't be sold separately from their parents

c)

Slavery was outlawed in new territories

d)

Once free in the North, slaves could not be returned to their owners

26.

Which of these were most important to the Southern economy?

a)

Cloth factories and tobacco

b)

Rifle manufacturing and steamboats

c)

Slaves and cotton

d)

The Erie Canal and the Underground Railroad

27.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

The system used by plantation owners to transport slaves to the fields

b)

A system of people and places that helped escaped slaves travel to freedom in the North

c)

A railroad that traveled from the South to the North commonly used by escaped slaves

d)

The main railroad that supplied the Northern troops during the Civil War

28.

What did the South believe about the balance of power between states and the federal government?

a)

They thought federal government laws should be stronger than all state laws

b)

They thought that states should have more power and the federal government less power

c)

They thought that Congress should make laws outlawing the Underground Railroad

d)

They thought that Congress should make laws stopping people like John Brown

29.

A major problem faced by African-Americans was that most (not all) whites:

a)

believed that Blacks were inferior to whites

b)

believed that slavery was necessary for the South to succeed

c)

were abolitionists

d)

were supporters of the Dred Scott Decision

30.

What was the effect of John Brown’s actions?

a)

More people in the North wanted to capture escaped slaves

b)

Escaped slaves in the North traveled to England

c)

More people in the South feared people would fight against slavery

d)

More slaves escaped to the North

31.

What was an effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

Congress had more power to end slavery

b)

It led to more slaves attempting to escape

c)

Slavery was outlawed in new territories

d)

Free blacks in the north were in danger of becoming slaves

32.

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

a)

The author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

b)

The main author of the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

The slave who escaped by being mailed north in a box

d)

The most important abolitionist in the South

33.

When did slavery begin in the area that is the U.S. today?

a)

During the American Revolution

b)

Early in colonial times

c)

After the Civil War

d)

After the Constitution was written

34.

What role did whaling have in the story of African-American history?

a)

It provided jobs for slaves and helped Southern owners become wealthy

b)

It was a job where blacks were treated equal to whites

c)

Whale oil was used extensively in Southern factories

d)

Whales were used as trade when slaves were sold

35.

What was a concern the pro-slavery and anti-slavery sides had regarding new territories?

a)

That the price of slaves would increase due to demand

b)

That crop prices would drop as more crops were produced in the new territories

c)

That the other side would get too much power in Congress

d)

That voters in the new areas would elect presidents opposed to their views

36.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 did the following:

a)

kept the balance of free and slave states

b)

allowed slavery in the Louisiana Purchase

c)

added California as the 16th free state

d)

all of the above

37.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 angered many in the north because:

a)

escaped slaves in the north would be returned to their owners

b)

people helping escaped slaves could be given a 6-month jail term

c)

people helping escaped slaves could be fined $1000

d)

all of the above

38.

The Compromise of 1850

a)

put an end to the slave trade

b)

added the state of California, making more free states than slave states

c)

added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

d)

all of the above

39.

Which former slave was the most famous leader on the Underground Railroad?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Ellen Craft

d)

Nat Turner

40.

One immediate result of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates is that

a)

Abraham Lincoln became president

b)

Abraham Lincoln became a Senator

c)

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated

d)

Abraham Lincoln became known as being against slavery

41.

By the late 1700’s, slavery was actually decreasing. What caused slavery to spread more than ever in the 1800’s?

a)

The amount of tobacco grown increased

b)

Fewer slaves were imported from Africa

c)

The Underground Railroad stopped

d)

The cotton gin was invented

42.

Which of the following is true about the slave trade in America?

a)

it went back to colonial days

b)

it involved Europe, the U.S., and Africa in the Triangle Trade

c)

bringing slaves into the country was outlawed after 1807

d)

all of the above

43.

How did the North benefit from slavery?

a)

slavery was allowed in northern states, too

b)

southern cotton was shipped north to the mills, providing jobs and money

c)

plantations there raised cotton and tobacco and they wanted slaves to do the work

d)

all of the above

44.

Is this true of the North or the South? Had a greater population, many who lived in cities

a)

North

b)

South

45.

Is this true of the North or the South? Slaves worked on plantations picking cotton, tobacco, and other cash crops

a)

North

b)

South

46.

Is this true of the North or the South? Had many factories where cotton was made into cloth

a)

North

b)

South

47.

Is this true of the North or the South? More than 3 times as many miles of railroad tracks

a)

North

b)

South

48.

Is this true of the North or the South? Climate and geography were ideal for agriculture

a)

North

b)

South

49.

Is this true of the North or the South? Strongly believed in the rights of states to decide whether or not to allow slavery

a)

North

b)

South

50.

Is this true of the North or the South? Had a higher value of exports, much of which were factory products

a)

North

b)

South