WorksheetsThe Issue of Slavery
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Between 1790 and 1860, did the number of slaves in the United States ALWAYS increase or SOMETIMES increase?
Always
Sometimes
How many slaves were there in 1840?
1,175,000
1,600,000
2,500,000
4,000,000
During which 10 year period did slavery increase the most?
1850-1860
1840-1850
1830-1840
1820-1830
In what year were there twice as many slaves as in 1830?
1860
1840
1810
1800
Did slavery come to an end in the United States in 1860?
Yes
No
Owners of large farms called (a) needed an inexpensive supply of workers to help them raise their crops
The American Colonization Society started a colony for former slaves that eventually became the country of (a) .
(a) were people who demanded an immediate end to slavery.
(a) published an antislavery newspaper called The Liberator.
Slavery was abolished everywhere in the United States when the (a) Amendment was added to the United States Constitution
TRUE | FALSE
The Quakers were the first people in America to voice opposition to slavery.
True
False
TRUE | FALSE
The Southern states placed further restrictions on their slaves after a number of blacks rebelled against their masters.
True
False
TRUE | FALSE
People in the North wanted the Southerners to obey the Fugitive State Law
True
False
TRUE | FALSE
Northerners gave their full support to the abolitionist movement.
True
False
TRUE | FALSE
Some abolitionists joined political parties in the hope of achieving their goals.
True
False
Nat Turner
Helped organize the first antislavery society in America
Organized several abolitionist societies during the 1800s
An escaped slave who wrote and spoke about the evils of slavery
Helped slaves escape along the Underground Railroad
Leader of the South's worst slave rebellion
Benjamin Franklin
Helped organize the first antislavery society in America
Organized several abolitionist societies during the 1800s
An escaped slave who wrote and spoke about the evils of slavery
Helped slaves escape along the Underground Railroad
Leader of the South's worst slave rebellion
Theodore Weld
Helped organize the first antislavery society in America
Organized several abolitionist societies during the 1800s
An escaped slave who wrote and spoke about the evils of slavery
Helped slaves escape along the Underground Railroad
Leader of the South's worst slave rebellion
Harriet Tubman
Helped organize the first antislavery society in America
Organized several abolitionist societies during the 1800s
An escaped slave who wrote and spoke about the evils of slavery
Helped slaves escape along the Underground Railroad
Leader of the South's worst slave rebellion
Frederick Douglass
Helped organize the first antislavery society in America
Organized several abolitionist societies during the 1800s
An escaped slave who wrote and spoke about the evils of slavery
Helped slaves escape along the Underground Railroad
Leader of the South's worst slave rebellion
