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Unit 2 Study Link

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Freedom Seeker

a)

background or setting, "The big picture"

b)

a person who decided to leave their enslavement to find freedom somewhere else, some use the Underground Railroad to leave their enslavers.

c)

a conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of enslavement and the expansion of enslavement into new western states. lasted from 1861-1865, the Union wond the war.

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

2.

context

a)

background or setting, "The big picture"

b)

a person who decided to leave their enslavement to find freedom somewhere else, some use the Underground Railroad to leave their enslavers.

c)

a conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of enslavement and the expansion of enslavement into new western states. lasted from 1861-1865, the Union wond the war.

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

3.

Civil War

a)

background or setting, "The big picture"

b)

a person who decided to leave their enslavement to find freedom somewhere else, some use the Underground Railroad to leave their enslavers.

c)

a conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of enslavement and the expansion of enslavement into new western states. lasted from 1861-1865, the Union wond the war.

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

4.

Union

a)

the states that remained with the United States before the Civil War, led by President Abraham Lincoln, fought against the Confederacy during the Civil War, mostly northern "free states"

b)

the states that broke away from the United States before the Civil War, fought against the Union during the Civil War, mostly southern "slave states"

c)

a conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of enslavement and the expansion of enslavement into new western states. lasted from 1861-1865, the Union wond the war.

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

5.

abolitionist

a)

background or setting, "The big picture"

b)

a person who decided to leave their enslavement to find freedom somewhere else, some use the Underground Railroad to leave their enslavers.

c)

a conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of enslavement and the expansion of enslavement into new western states. lasted from 1861-1865, the Union wond the war.

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

6.

Confederacy

a)

the states that broke away from the United States before the Civil War, fought against the Union during the Civil War, mostly southern "slave states"

b)

the states that remained with the United States before the Civil War, led by President Abraham Lincoln, fought against the Confederacy during the Civil War, mostly northern "free states"

c)

a conflict between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of enslavement and the expansion of enslavement into new western states. lasted from 1861-1865, the Union wond the war.

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

7.

enslavement

a)

the states that broke away from the United States before the Civil War, fought against the Union during the Civil War, mostly southern "slave states"

b)

the states that remained with the United States before the Civil War, led by President Abraham Lincoln, fought against the Confederacy during the Civil War, mostly northern "free states"

c)

often called "Slavery," a system in which human beings are considered the property of other human beings

d)

a person who believed that enslavement should be ended

8.

corroboration

a)

federal law that allowed Freedom Seekers to be arrested and returned to their enslavers, also made it illegal to help Freedom Seekers

b)

comparing and contrasting different sources in order to tell accurate stories about the past

c)

to support or encourage

d)

the process of abolishing slavery over a number of years

9.

gradual emancipation

a)

federal law that allowed Freedom Seekers to be arrested and returned to their enslavers, also made it illegal to help Freedom Seekers

b)

comparing and contrasting different sources in order to tell accurate stories about the past

c)

to support or encourage

d)

the process of abolishing slavery over a number of years

10.

Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

a)

federal law that allowed Freedom Seekers to be arrested and returned to their enslavers, also made it illegal to help Freedom Seekers

b)

comparing and contrasting different sources in order to tell accurate stories about the past

c)

to support or encourage

d)

the process of abolishing slavery over a number of years

11.

promote

a)

federal law that allowed Freedom Seekers to be arrested and returned to their enslavers, also made it illegal to help Freedom Seekers

b)

comparing and contrasting different sources in order to tell accurate stories about the past

c)

to support or encourage

d)

the process of abolishing slavery over a number of years

12.

What year was slavery abolished in the US?

a)

1830

b)

1865

c)

1900

d)

1842

13.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

24th

b)

2nd

c)

13th

d)

10th

14.

Which state was last to hear that slavery was abolished?

a)

Michigan

b)

Texas

c)

Idaho

d)

Kentucky

15.

What date did the last slaves hear of their freedom?

a)

June 19, 1865

b)

August 9, 1865

c)

July 4, 1865