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WorksheetsJohn Brown and Slavery Introduction
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
John Brown was...
a believer in popular sovreignty
an abolitionist
a free-soiler
pro-slavery
Nat Turner....
...voted for slavery in 1865.
...led the raid on Harper's Ferry.
led the rebellion in Virginia in 1831.
...fought against slavery in Bleeding Kansas.
John Brown was...
...responsible for suing to gain his freedom.
...in charge of the massacre in Virginia in 1831.
...hanged in December 1859.
....the leader the raid on Harper's Ferry.
Free soilers believe...
....slavery should be abolished everywhere.
...slavery is essential for successful economy in the South.
...slavery should not be allowed in new states, but is okay in states where it already exists.
...enslaved people should be freed.
Abolitionists...
...lived mostly in the North.
...lived mostly in the South.
...believed we needed enslaved people to be successful as a country.
...believed slavery was wrong everywhere, no matter what.
The Constitution said that, to calculate a state's population...
...enslaved people counted as part of the population.
...enslaved people counted as 3/5 of a person.
....enslaved people did not count at all.
...enslaved people counted as 1/2 of a person.
The first Americans believed...
...liberty and equality were privileges, not rights.
...a monarchy was the best form of government.
...slavery was wrong.
...only white, male, landowners should vote.
What happened as a result of the massacre in Virginia in 1831?
Virginia made it illegal for enslaved people to learn to read and write.
Virginia passed a law freeing all enslaved people.
Virginia passed a law making it legal to beat enslaved people.
Virginia passed a law making it illegal for enslaved people to leave their plantations.
Dred Scott...
...believed that violence should never be used to gain freedom.
...believed that violence was necessary to gain his freedom.
...believed that, because he lived in a 'free' state, he should no longer be enslaved.
...believed that his "owner" was an abolitionist.
How did abolitionists put pressure on government to end slavery?
They gave speeches and sermons.
They held conventions and handed out pamphlets.
They published newspapers and songs.
They passed laws in the Constitution to end slavery in every state.
