Free blacks living in both the North and the South

faced discrimination and racism.

The Underground Railroad was

a network of secret routes and safe houses to go north.

Which of the following reasons was NOT one reason why the debate over slavery came up in 1849?

Slaves pushed for recognition and freedom.

Slaveholders used all of these methods to control enslaved African Americans except

promising slaves their freedom if they worked hard.

What did the Missouri Compromise try to do?

Kept a balance of power between slave states and free states

What was the main effect of the cotton gin on slaves?

It increased the demand for slaves.

Led a rebellion set out to kill every white in sight.

President Lincoln is hesitant to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he was afraid that

the border states (had slavery during the war) might leave.

Many white southerners who did not own slaves still supported slavery because they knew that

the South's economy depended on slave labor.

Abraham Lincoln was primarily concerned with...

rebuilding the South and reunite the country

The Dred Scott case decision was based on the idea that

Since slaves were born slaves (property), they could not sue

The biggest impact the Civil War had on the South was that the

Army was defeated / the South's buildings were destroyed

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1
Free blacks living in both the North and the South
lived side by side with whites.
had the same rights as whites.
preferred living apart
faced discrimination and racism.
2
The Underground Railroad was
an underground tunnel that went north.
a network of secret routes and safe houses to go north.
a train used by African Americans to go north.
a secret route to Mexico where slavery was prohibited.
3
Which of the following reasons was NOT one reason why the debate over slavery came up in 1849?
California wanted to become a free state.
Slaves pushed for recognition and freedom.
southerners wanted a stronger Fugitive Slave Act
anti-slavery groups wanted slavery outlawed in D.C.
4
Slaveholders used all of these methods to control enslaved African Americans except
keeping slaves ignorant by not educating them properly.
promising slaves their freedom if they worked hard.
threatening severe punishment to slaves who did not obey.
treating slaves like grown-up children.
5
What did the Missouri Compromise try to do?
Missouri was the last state where slavery was made legal
Kept a balance of power between slave states and free states
Did not allow slavery in any state around Missouri
Allowed slavery in any state around Missouri
6
What was the main effect of the cotton gin on slaves?
It ended the Atlantic slave trade.
It decreased the value of slaves.
It increased the demand for slaves.
It made slaves' lives easier.
7
When was Abraham Lincoln elected as President?
1820
1860
1850
1865
8
Who was Nat Turner?
A nonviolent abolitionist.
A southern black preacher.
Led a rebellion set out to kill every white in sight.
A ruthless slaveholder.
9
President Lincoln is hesitant to issue the Emancipation Proclamation because he was afraid that
slaves were not ready to be free yet.
the border states (had slavery during the war) might leave.
it would increase foreign support for the Confederacy.
the cotton industry would lose its power and wealth.
10
Many white southerners who did not own slaves still supported slavery because they knew that
slaveholders were the South's natural leaders.
the South's economy depended on slave labor.
they would have their own slaves someday.
the Constitution did not ban slavery in the South.
11
The 14th Amendment says all persons born in the U.S. are citizens. This contradicts the
Dred Scott Decision
Compromise of 1850
Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
12
Which one of the following is NOT a border state?
Maryland
Kentucky
Missouri
Alabama
13
Which of the following people was NOT an abolitionist.
Jefferson Davis
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Tubman
David Walker
14
Abraham Lincoln was primarily concerned with...
using his 10% plan to punish the South for the secession
rebuilding the South and reunite the country
running for and winning a second term in office as president
ending slavery because it was inhumane and wrong
15
The Dred Scott case decision was based on the idea that
Slaves did not pay taxes and did not have legal rights.
Since slaves were born slaves (property), they could not sue
Since Congress could not define slavery they cant control it
Since Scott lived in a slave state, he was still a slave.
16
The biggest impact the Civil War had on the South was that the
Army was defeated / the South's buildings were destroyed
South depleted all of its resources and was forced to quit
people of the South were surprised that they surrendered
South was not impacted at all by the Civil War.
17
African American quilts were used for all the following except
illustrating Biblical stories.
expressing their mixed African and American culture.
to start fires.
communicating amongst slaves.

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