Unit 7 Review - Life in the Mid-1800's

Question 1

Who was Denmark Vesey?

Accepted Answer

Led a revolt to free slaves

Question 2

True or false: Agrarians and industrialists had similar goals.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

True or false: Free African Americans faced discrimination everywhere.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

True or false: Elizabeth Blackwell's medical school accepted female students.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

True or false: White Southerners supported slavery for economic reasons.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

True or false: Free African Americans in the North were treated equally.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

What caused immigration to the U.S. from 1845-1860?

Accepted Answer

Political conflict

Question 8

How did the cotton gin impact the South?

Accepted Answer

Cotton became crucial crop

Question 9

What event motivated Stanton's activism?

Accepted Answer

Denied speaking at convention

Question 10

How were goods transported in the South?

Accepted Answer

By river

Question 11

How did the cotton gin affect enslaved people?

Accepted Answer

Increased demand

Question 12

Which invention is associated with agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Reaper

Question 13

Who dedicated her life to helping the imprisoned?

Accepted Answer

Dorothea Dix

Question 14

What describes an overseer?

Accepted Answer

Supervisor of enslaved

Question 15

What was the main transport method in the North by 1850?

Accepted Answer

Railroad

Question 16

How did Southern states respond to rebellions?

Accepted Answer

Passed stricter codes

Question 17

True or false: Thoreau questioned society's rules.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

True or false: The 'invisible church' comforted enslaved people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

True or false: The South had fast-moving rivers for power.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Which group benefited most from early public schools?

Accepted Answer

Boys

Question 21

Which document inspired the Seneca Falls Declaration?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 22

True or false: Frederick Douglass spread his message through newspapers.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What was the purpose of the National Council of Colored People?

Accepted Answer

To Protest discrimination

Question 24

True or false: Enslaved people commonly resisted through uprisings.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

What was an obstacle for women ending slavery?

Accepted Answer

Lack of voting rights

Unit 7 Review - Life in the Mid-1800's

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