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Differences, Conflicts and Compromises

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Large cities, a large population, factories, and many railroads could be found in the ___________.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

2.

Plantations, farms, slavery, and few railroads could be found in the ___________.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

3.

Developing states, territories, and relocated Native Americans could be found in the _______________.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

4.

Harsh working conditions, poor housing, and little food are characteristics of slave life _____________.

a)

on plantations

b)

in cities

c)

on other farms

5.

More freedom, working in shops and acquired skills are characteristics of slave life ______________.

a)

on plantations

b)

in cities

c)

on other farms

6.

Better relationships with owners, and sometimes better treatment are characteristics of slave life _____________.

a)

on plantations

b)

in cities

c)

on other farms

7.

A woman abolitionist and speaker who fought for African Americans' and women's rights. Her famous speech was "Ain't I A Woman".

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

8.

A famous abolitionist and speaker who escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

9.

Helped slaves escape to northern states through the Underground Railroad.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

10.

An abolitionist who started an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

11.

Which compromise allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

12.

Which compromise allowed California to enter as a free state and included the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

13.

Which act gave Kansas and Nebraska the right to allow slavery or not?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

14.

This book, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, exposed what life was really like as a slave.

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

John Brown's Raid

c)

Dred Scott Case

15.

He was a slave living in a free state, but the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved people were not citizens.

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

John Brown's Raid

c)

Dred Scott Case

16.

He led an attack on the Army post in Harpers Ferry, VA to try and start a rebellion of enslaved people.

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

John Brown's Raid

c)

Dred Scott Case