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Bellwork Wednesday 4/13

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is likely true about John Brown?

a)

He was an abolitionist

b)

He supported slavery

c)

He was the president

d)

He was a slave

2.

Which of the following is true about John Brown’s Raid?

a)

John Brown took over an armory in protest of slavery

b)

John Brown led slaves through the underground railroaded and raided the train cars of white slave owners in protest

c)

John Brown raided plantations where slaves worked.

d)

John Brown returned run away slaves to their owners and raided their personal belongings for himself when he caught them.

3.

How did John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry end?

a)

He succeeded and spread weapons throughout the South

b)

He failed and was captured by Robert E Lee

c)

He failed but managed to escape in time

d)

He succeeded and was captured by Robert E Lee

4.

John Brown was tried for murder, slave insurrection, and treason against the state. The end of his trial resulted in:

a)

John Brown being found not guilty.

b)

John Brown taking a plea deal for a lesser sentence and serving 6 months in jail.

c)

John Brown received a lengthy jail sentence of 30 years in prison.

d)

John Brown was hanged.

5.

Abraham Lincoln’s wife was named

a)

Mary Todd

b)

Jane Eyre

c)

Elizabeth Caddy

d)

Marie Curie

6.

Abraham Lincoln was the ____ President

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

7.

Before becoming president Abraham Lincoln was

a)

The mayor of Chicago

b)

A senator from Kentucky

c)

A senator from Illinois

d)

The mayor of Lexington

8.

Lincoln was assassinated at

a)

The white house

b)

The Capitol

c)

Ford’s theater

d)

His childhood home in Kentucky

9.

The person who assassinated Abraham Lincoln was

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

John Wilkes Booth

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Barack Obama

10.

The major event that took place during Lincoln’s presidency was

a)

The Civil War

b)

The war of 1812

c)

The revolutionary war

d)

The French and Indian War

11.

The person who assassinated Abraham Lincoln was

a)

A senator

b)

A teacher

c)

An actor

d)

His vice president