Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because

the Southern economy focused on plantation agriculture.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case

stated Congress had no power to ban/limit slavery.

Which of the following resulted from the 1859 events at Harpers Ferry?

John Brown was tried for treason and sentenced to death.

In the House Divided speech, Abraham Lincoln believed

sectional differences threatened the Union.

“Bleeding Kansas” gained its reputation for violence because it was the site of

fighting between settlers on opposing sides of slavery.

During his debates with Lincoln, Stephen Douglas

wanted popular sovereignty to deal with slavery conflicts.

How did the Underground Railroad get its name?

Metaphor:secret paths slaves took escaping to freedom..

Newspapers, speeches, and conductors

used by abolitionists to help free slaves.

How did abolitionists react to this poster?

supporting the Underground Railroad.

What event will cause South Carolina to secede from the Union?

Lincoln’s election to the presidency

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1
Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because
Congress passed law forbidding slavery in North.
the Southern economy focused on plantation agriculture.
immigrants provided labor on southern plantations.
most textile mills were located in the South.
2
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case
stated Congress had no power to ban/limit slavery.
declared African Americans were citizens.
outlawed Underground Railroad
resulted in conviction of John Brown.
3
Which of the following resulted from the 1859 events at Harpers Ferry?
Slaves started a nationwide rebellion.
Abolitionists attacked plantations to free slaves.
Northern support for abolition declined
John Brown was tried for treason and sentenced to death.
4
Abolishing slave trading in Washington D.C. was part of
the Compromise of 1850.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
the Missouri Compromise.
the U.S. Constitution.
5
In the House Divided speech, Abraham Lincoln believed
sectional differences threatened the Union.
Southern states should secede.
slavery-wrong and should be abolished immediately.
save the nation, the North should compromise on slavery.
6
“Bleeding Kansas” gained its reputation for violence because it was the site of
fighting between settlers on opposing sides of slavery.
John Brown’s home.
a famous slave rebellion.
the first major battle of the Civil War.
7
During his debates with Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
gained attention after losing the election for Senate.
called for a Civil War if slavery not in new territories.
wanted popular sovereignty to deal with slavery conflicts.
argued African Americans should be made citizens.
8
How did the Underground Railroad get its name?
Metaphor:secret paths slaves took escaping to freedom..
Slaves used train whistles as secret signals to escape.
Slaves hid underneath railroad cars.
It was the name of a train route.
9
Newspapers, speeches, and conductors
used in Congress to pass laws.
used by abolitionists to help free slaves.
helped California become a free state.
used by Southerns to show the importance of slavery.
10
How did abolitionists react to this poster?
banning freed slaves from Northern states.wer 3
seceding from the Union.
proposing a stricter fugitive slave law.
supporting the Underground Railroad.
11
What event will cause South Carolina to secede from the Union?
the execution of John Brown
the ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case
Lincoln’s election to the presidency
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
12
The use of slaves was declining until 1793 when it rapidly grew due to the
rising prices of cotton.
invention of the cotton gin
Fugitive Slave Law.
decrease in prices of slaves.

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