What two geographical features allowed the South to develop as an agricultural region?

fertile soil & temperate climate

What was a reason differences in the North and South developed?

Economic conditions in each region varied.

What role did people like William Lloyd Garrison & Sojourner Truth play before the Civil War?

They were strong abolitionists.

Why did William Lloyd Garrison publish The Liberator?

To share that slavery was wrong and should be abolished.

For which action is Harriet Tubman famous?

guiding slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad

Why were southern states supportive of states' rights?

It was a way to protect slavery.

During Lincoln's campaign for presidency, what fear about slavery gripped the United States?

Slavery would cause the southern states to leave the Union.

How did rivers BEST help to develop the economy of the South?

They provided a transportation route for goods.

Why did South Carolina secede after Lincoln was elected in 1860?

Plantation owners thought that Lincoln would outlaw slavery.

What claim did the southern states make as the reason for seceding from the Union?

They were protecting their way of life and states' rights.

What was the main reason sectionalism developed in the United States?

The North & South had different economies & political views.

Before the Civil War, why did the South keep growing cash crops instead of manufacturing?

The climate and soil in the South were good for cash crops.

How did the climates of the North & South reinforce the need for slaves in the South?

The South had a longer growing season for cotton & tobacco.

What does this map show about the situation in the country during the election of 1860?

The North & South were divided over who should be president.

What do Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common?

They were all slaves who escaped & worked to end slavery.

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1
What term was used to describe a person who wanted to see slavery come to an end?
a federalist
a loyalist
an abolitionist
a liberator
2
The economy of the North was based on what two things?
cotton & shipbuilding
farming & mining
shipbuilding & commerce
agriculture & cattle farming
3
What two geographical features allowed the South to develop as an agricultural region?
rocky soil & abundant rivers
fertile soil & temperate climate
abundant rivers & tropical climate
fertile soil & lush forests
4
What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that convinced Northerners to support ending slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Autobiography of a Slave
The North Star
The Liberator
5
What was a reason differences in the North and South developed?
Only the North went to the Constitutional Convention.
Early politicians favored an urban society.
Early presidents favored an agricultural society.
Economic conditions in each region varied.
6
What role did people like William Lloyd Garrison & Sojourner Truth play before the Civil War?
They worked on the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
They prevented the spread of slavery.
They were strong abolitionists.
They greatly supported slavery.
7
What geographic feature kept the North from focusing on agriculture for their economy?
rocky soil
mountainous terrain
tropical climate
tundra climate
8
Why did William Lloyd Garrison publish The Liberator?
To share that slavery was wrong and should be abolished.
As an autobiography to share the horrors of slavery.
To show his support for slavery & slave labor in the South.
To help women gain more rights.
9
For which action is Harriet Tubman famous?
writing the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
helping bounty hunters catch slaves
guiding slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad
editing a newspaper called The Liberator
10
Why were southern states supportive of states' rights?
It kept a steady flow of imports.
It was a way to protect slavery.
It limited the power of each state.
It was a way to protect expansion.
11
What kind of labor system did the South depend on for economic growth?
slave labor
independent labor
free labor
child labor
12
During Lincoln's campaign for presidency, what fear about slavery gripped the United States?
Slavery would spread to Canada and Europe.
Slavery would cause the United States and England go to war.
Slavery would cause the southern states to leave the Union.
Slavery would spread to Mexico & Russia.
13
How did rivers BEST help to develop the economy of the South?
They provided a transportation route for goods.
They created rich soil for growing crops.
They provided a constant water supply for crops.
The economy could be built on shipbuilding.
14
Why did South Carolina secede after Lincoln was elected in 1860?
Lincoln started a blockade of South Carolina's coastline.
Plantation owners thought that Lincoln would outlaw slavery.
S.C. only wanted to sell cotton to European nations.
President Lincoln promised to raise taxes on imported goods.
15
Which was a controversial issue in the presidential election of 1860?
the formation of new states
the possibility of going to war with England
the construction of the transcontinental railroad
the continuation of slavery
16
Who was one of the most successful "conductors" along the Underground Railroad?
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
17
What claim did the southern states make as the reason for seceding from the Union?
They were protecting their plantations & increasing trade.
They wanted a government that would expand lands westward.
They wanted a stronger federal gov't to abolish slavery
They were protecting their way of life and states' rights.
18
What was the main reason sectionalism developed in the United States?
The North and the South disagreed on rights for women.
New immigrants created a different culture in the South.
The North & South had different economies & political views.
All the presidents at the time came from the North.
19
Who won the election of 1860 and served as the president during the Civil War?
Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson Davis
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
20
Who was the first African-American woman to become well-known as an anti-slavery speaker?
Virginia Brown
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
21
Before the Civil War, why did the South keep growing cash crops instead of manufacturing?
Cheap land meant everyone could afford to buy large farms.
Not enough people in the South to work in factories
They wanted to use the same system as England.
The climate and soil in the South were good for cash crops.
22
How did the climates of the North & South reinforce the need for slaves in the South?
The South had a longer growing season for cotton & tobacco.
The North did not have enough sunlight or rainfall to farm.
The South needed slaves to build storm shelters.
The North's climate limited the population.
23
What does this map show about the situation in the country during the election of 1860?
The original 13 states decided the outcome of the election.
The North & South were divided over who should be president.
The nation couldn't elect a president.
The North & South agreed Lincoln was the best choice.
24
What do Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman have in common?
They were factory owners during the Industrial Revolution.
They all started schools for African-American children.
They were all slaves who escaped & worked to end slavery.
They all published newspapers supporting women's rights..
25
Who became the first president of the United States?
Stephen Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Jefferson Davis

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