Why did the Southern states decide to secede after the election of 1860?

feared the Republicans would abolish slavery.

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

Help slaves escape from the South into the North and Canada

What were slave codes?

laws to limit movement of slaves and define them as property

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation

freed slaves in the Confederate states

Why did many Northerners dislike the Fugitive Slave Act?

It made them either take part in slavery or break a law

Why was Harriet Jacobs trying to get herself and her children away from her plantation?

Her owner had an inappropriate obsession with her

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Slavery/Causes/Civil War

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A brief review the causes, factors, and major events of the American #CivilWar

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1
Why did the Southern states decide to secede after the election of 1860?
feared that Lincoln would force the South out of the Union.
feared that Lincoln would force them to stop growing cotton
Jefferson Davis wanted to be president of the South.
feared the Republicans would abolish slavery.
2
What book gave a portrayal of slavery and convinced many that slavery should be abolished?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Hunger Games
Twelve Years a Slave
John Brown's Raid
3
What two states were admitted to the United States as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri, Massachusetts
Missouri, Maine
Missouri, Florida
Maine, Washington D.C.
4
This led to the deaths of more the 50 Virginians and struck fear in the hearts of slave owners.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Attack on Ft. Sumter
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown's Raid
5
Where was the Confederate capital located?
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia
Richmond, Virginia
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
6
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
Carry goods from the Eastern states to the West.
Help slaves escape from the South into the North and Canada
Allow abolitionists to escape crowds of slavery supporters
Carry tourists from the Northern states to the South
7
Which region of the United States relied heavily on the use of slavery?
West
Canada
North
South
8
What were slave codes?
Instructions for slaves on how to behave around their owners
laws to limit movement of slaves and define them as property
Secret passwords used along the Underground Railroad
Written messages between slaves on different plantations
9
Why did John Brown lead an attack on Harpers Ferry?
to arm and free slaves
to gain weapons to fight the Civil War
to punish the officers who enforced the Fugitive Slave Act
to get revenge for his brother's death in Kansas
10
In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation
freed all the slaves
freed slaves in the border states.
freed slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in the North.
11
Why did many Northerners dislike the Fugitive Slave Act?
It allowed California to be admitted as a free state.
It made them either take part in slavery or break a law
It caused large numbers of African Americans to come North
It made popular sovereignty legal in Kansas and Nebraska
12
What does secede mean?
To settle down
To go first
To give away
To break away
13
What advance in technology made the Civil War much deadlier than earlier American wars?
tanks
cannons
rifles
telegraph
14
Why was Harriet Jacobs trying to get herself and her children away from her plantation?
Harriet's slave husband was sold to a nearby plantation
Her owner had an inappropriate obsession with her
Her children were beaten regularly for no reason
She was beaten regularly for no reason
15
What does the 13th Amendment do?
End slavery
Admit the Confederate States back into the Union
Bring the Civil War to an end
Give slaves the right to vote

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