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events leading to civil war
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Why was slavery important in the South?
Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.
Factories began to spread and a need for free labor.
Plantation owners needed more farm hands to work on the land
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True or False: The cotton gin increased the need for slaves.
Ture
False
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The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were a piece of property and therefore had no rights
The Missouri Compromise
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850
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The New England region:
was ideal for growing crops like tobacco
more people living in cities than the South
had a long warm growing season
was not hospitable to trade
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The idea of people being able to vote directly on the issue of slavery is called
Popular sovereignty
Special election
Initiative
Compromise
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True or False: Most Southern whites owned slaves.
False
True
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What happened to John Brown after the raid?
He was sent to prison for life.
He was taken captive and hanged to death.
He was shot to death during the raid.
Captured, but was eventually set free by Abraham Lincoln.
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What did John Brown hope to accomplish by taking over the Harpers Ferry arsenal?
He hoped to arm the slaves so they could fight back
All of the above
He hoped to start a revolt among the slaves
He hoped to end slavery in the South
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The invention of the cotton gin was important because:
It decreased the importance of slavery
It allowed for more factories in the South
It increased the demand of slavery
It used very little electricity
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With popular sovereignty, who would decide whether or not slavery would be allowed in a territory?
House of Representatives
Senate
President
residents of the territory
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True or False: Industrial factories emerged in Northeastern U.S. in the 1800s.
True
False
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The Dred Scott decision said that
Slaves had rights under the Constitution
Slaves were not free in slave states
Slaves were not citizens
Slaves were free in free territories
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True or False: Prior to 1860, the South was more city population than country.
True
False
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Fugitive Slave Act was added to:
The Compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
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This compromise allowed a free state (ME) and a slave state (MO) to enter the Union.
The Compromise of 1879
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
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Compromise allowed territories to choose whether they wanted to be slave states or Free states.
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
The Dred Scott Decision
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What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the slavery issue?
settled the debate for more than 30 years
divided the country over slavery even more
convinced the North to secede
the president to impeach the chief justice
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What were the importance/goals of the Underground Railroad?
Created jobs in a suffering economy in the South.
To move goods from the East to the West.
fugitive slaves used a secret local network of individuals.
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In 1860, how many slaves were in the South?
4 million
.5 million
1 million
8 million
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What was the purpose of compromises like the Missouri Compromise?
Stop Natives from returning to their land
Avoid going to war over slavery
Keep territories from becoming states
Stop slavery from spreading
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What was the “Bleeding Kansas” in 1856?
Reaction to the U.S. ruling against Dred Scott
Attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants
Conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers
Fighting between pro-slavery & pro-abolition groups
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True or False: Until the Civil War, there was no resistance against slavery.
False
True
