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Unit 13 Test Review
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What was one major impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Congress passed laws limiting the abuse of slaves
Support grew for the abolitionist movement
The profits from the book sales went to labor organizations
The Supreme Court reversed their Dred Scott decision
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Northerners and southerners began to clash...this was known as what?
Progressivism
Secession
Sectionalism
Anti-Democracy
3
What was the final decision (from the Supreme Court) in Dred Scott v Standford?
Enslaved people were property & had no right to sue in court
African Americans were citizens with protected rights
Slavery should be immediately abolished
Slavery was bad for the nation's character
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What is one of the main differences in geography of the North and South?
Lakes
Atlantic coast line
Fertile Soil
Rivers
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What was one of the main results of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Douglas lost
Lincoln lost, but gained national attention
Lincoln won the race for Senator
Douglas won, but stepped down immediately
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Who was considered a martyr to Northern abolitionists and led a raid in Harpers Ferry?
Stephen Douglas
Charles Sumner
Henry Clay
John Brown
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What was John Brown's aim for his raid at Harpers Ferry?
Bring the 2 sides together for a new compromise
Create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
Bring attention to the North v South conflict
Create a revolution that would lead to immediate war
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What was one result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery & anti-slavery groups
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved
The Missouri Compromise border was extended further south
Both Kansas & Nebraska would be slave states
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The North made their money by ___ while the South made theirs by ____.
Banking...Mines
Mines....Shipping
Farming...Manufacturing
Factories...Farms
10
What law made it illegal to help runaway slaves?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott decision
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What mode of transportation was used more in the North than the South?
Steamboat
Wagon
Railroad
Horses
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Allowing citizens of a state/territory to decide the issue of slavery is known as what?
Border Ruffian
Popular Sovereignty
Fugitive Slave Act
Manifest Destiny
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What congressional action allowed California to enter as a free state?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
The Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
14
What "network" assisted African Americans escape slavery?
Underground Steamboat
Fugitive Slave Act
Border Ruffians
Underground Railroad
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Which compromise was the 1st to define how slavery would expand into new U.S. territories?
The Great Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
16
What state was the 1st to secede from the Union after the election of 1860?
Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
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What was the name for the armed pro-slavery Missourians who crossed into Kansas?
Border Breakers
Kansas Raiders
Missouri Militia
Border Ruffians
18
One main issue that divided the U.S. after the election of 1860 was what?
Southern states wanted to abolish slavery
The nation was divided over slavery
Northern states wanted Stephen Douglas as President
Lincoln was popular in the north
19
What is the best definition of "Civil War?"
A conflict between the U.S. and Mexico
A conflict between citizens of the same country
A conflict between a teacher and a student
A conflict between North America & South America
20
Who led a rebellion in Virginia that killed over 55 white Americans?
Frederick Douglas
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Nat Turner
