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Post Post: Pre-Civil War

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which novel was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to expose the cruelty of slavery?

a)

Little House on the Prairie

b)

Hi :-)

c)

Slavery must be stopped

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

2.
The illustration describes the geography of which portion of the US? 
a)
North
b)
South
3.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who is against slavery
b)
Someone who is for slavery
c)
A confederate soldier
d)
A Union soldier
4.
What was Sojourner Truth most likely seeking to establish in her speeches? 
a)
Equality for all
b)
Free private schools
c)
Access to farm land
d)
Creation of labor unions
5.

Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?

a)

mechanical reaper

b)

steam boat

c)

cotton gin

d)

interchangeable parts

6.
What literary work did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that brought attention to the brutal conditions of slavery?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Gone With the Wind
c)
Up From Slavery
d)
North and South
7.

In the 1800's, what law required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Dredd Scott Decision

d)

Fugitive Slave Law

8.
The abolitionists worked to
a)
give women the right to vote.
b)
grow as much cotton as possible.
c)
make slavery popular in every state.
d)
put an end to slavery.
9.

Abolitionists believed in all of the following about slavery EXCEPT that it:

a)

violated the principles of democracy

b)

was necessary for the success of the Southern plantation

c)

was cruel and inhumane

d)

was morally wrong

10.
Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Sojourner Truth
11.
Which of the following women was born into slavery and later became a speaker for abolition and women's rights?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
12.

Who wrote the North Star newspaper and worked to help African Americans and women to have more equality/rights?

a)

Fredrick Douglass

b)

Phyllis Wheatley

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

13.
This was a Novel that showed how evil slavery was.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger
a)
Of Mice and Men
b)
Fugitives
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Life of a Slave
14.

What does emancipation mean?

a)

to free

b)

to keep

c)

to make

d)

to ban someone from voting

15.
What was Harriet Tubman’s role on the Underground Railroad? 
a)
conductor
b)
overseer
c)
stationmaster
d)
safehouse
16.
The Underground Railroad was like a subway that went from city to city.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
18.

A person who works to end slavery is called...

a)

Suffragist

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Capitalist

d)

Humanist

19.

What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?

a)

Rocky

b)

Moses

c)

Granny

d)

Cat Woman

20.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beacher Stowe

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Fredrick Douglas

21.

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

a)

That it was ok to own a slave

b)

That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

c)

That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

d)

That slavery was wrong

22.
The people who helped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad were called_____________.
a)
conductors
b)
engineers
23.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
24.

John Brown's goal was to:

a)

Arm enslaved people and create a rebellion

b)

Use education to convince the South slavery was bad

c)

Use religion to fight for slavery

d)

Write a book to convince slavery should end

25.
Strong loyalty and pride to a particular region or portion of the country is called
a)
republicanism
b)
nationalism
c)
sectionalism
d)
unitarionism 
26.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

27.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...

a)

avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.

b)

ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.

c)

ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.

d)

ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.

28.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

limiting slavery to southern states

c)

ending slavery

d)

ending women's suffrage

29.

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

30.
What crop became "King" in the South as a result of Eli Whitney's invention?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Cotton
d)
Corn
31.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
32.
This was a system of safe houses which allowed runaway slaves to reach the free states.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Underground Freeway
c)
Underground Runway
d)
Underground Harbor
33.

In the Dred Scott case the supreme court ruled that

a)

Dred Scott was not a citizen

b)

Dred Scott was free

34.
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
a)
Move cotton from the south to the north
b)
move goods to the south
c)
move goods to the west
d)
help slaves escape
35.

All of the following are linked to what abolitionist?


* planned to capture weapons in the US arsenal

* wanted slaves to physically fight for their freedom

* radical abolitionist

* caused deaths in Kansas at a raid known as Bleeding Kansas

a)

Preston Brooks

b)

John Brown

c)

Dred Scott

d)

General Lee

36.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens and did not have rights...they were "property"
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
37.
Dred Scott is famous for 
a)
being sued for helping slaves escape
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
causing the Civil War
d)
becoming the first slave to win freedom through the justice system
38.
Which describes the economy of the South?
a)
plantations; dependent on slavery
b)
industry; not dependent on slavery
39.
Which describes the geography of the South?
a)
rocky soil
b)
short growing season
c)
rich soil with long growing season
d)
tropical climate with many mountains 
40.
Why were there more slaves in the South than the North?
a)
Their economy depended on slave labor
b)
Slaves were treated better in the South
c)
Slaves were banned to live in the North
d)
Slaves made more money in the South
41.

Please complete this FA.


Dred Scott : _______ :: Wex :________


Connection: Term is know for ...

a)

Dred Scott : sue for freedom :: Wex : Rad Mathematician

b)

Dred Scott : public speaking :: Wex : Rad Mathematician

c)

Dred Scott : being part of Bleeding Kansas :: Wex : Rad Mathematician

42.

Please complete this FA.


Thor : increases a younglin's reading and writing ability

::

Frederick Douglass : _____


Conn: Term is to what they are known for

a)

using violence to help slaves become free

b)

suing to become free

c)

recruiting African Americans to fight for the Union Army

43.

What term may be linked to this CS?


"Yo -- I'm not an American -- I'm a Southerner!!! Yo Yank!!!"

a)

sectionalism

b)

Northernerism

c)

nationalism

d)

imperialism

44.

Please complete this FA.


Teachers : Kids to think :: Abolitionists : _____


Conn: term is to what they want

a)

slaves to be free

b)

freedom

c)

independence

d)

slaves to move

45.

Yo -- it's a

pre pre


free B

a)

hi

b)

choose this answer :-)

c)

see ya

46.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence:   Frederick Douglass is one of the most important figures in America's struggle for....
a)
equal pay for slaves.
b)
books about slavery.
c)
 racial equality and civil rights.
d)
peaceful protests.
47.
How did Douglass learn to read?
a)
a small slave school
b)
his master's wife and some white boys
c)
his master's three daughters
d)
Douglass could not read
48.
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
a)
rowing boats
b)
making speeches
c)
singing hymns and rap songs
d)
making pottery
49.
The North Star was a _________.
a)
book
b)
magazine
c)
newspaper
d)
journal
50.

Frederick Douglass was friends with this U.S. president.

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Abraham Lincoln

51.

What famous person could be linked to this CS?


"I'm a public speaker who fought for more rights for African Americans and womyn!!!"

a)

Truth

b)

Brown

c)

Douglass

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