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Unit 11 Test
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1
Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, returning 20 times to save lives
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
2
Which political party was split over slavery an supported 2 candidates in 1860?
Whigs
Democrats
Luchaks
Republicans
3
The position that the states have certain powers that the federal government cannot take
Vigilante
States' Rights
Sovereign
Fundamental
4
Which group of people would have viewed John Brown as a villain?
Abolitionists
Midwestern farmers
Abraham Lincoln
Southern planters
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Differences in economic interests in the North and South led to which pre-Civil War issue?
Tariffs
Abolition
States' Rights
Sectionalism
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The economy of the South was based on...
Large-scale farming and agriculture
Industry and factories
The slave trade
Oil industry
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Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?
Fort Sumter
Fort Hood
Topeka, Kansas
Harper's Ferry
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What was 1 impact of the dispute over the tariffs in the 1820's and 1830's?
Am suffered econ depression from high prices of manufactured products
Amer Industry fell behind British industry in sales to American consumers
South & North develop diff attitudes towards states rights & fed supremecy
Americans were unable to complete a transcontinental railroad
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The vocab word meaning to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
Sectionalism
Conscription
Collapse
Secede
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How did this decision affect the lives of enslaved people?
It allowed enslaved people to sue for their freedom in state courts.
Enslaved people were property and couldn't bring a case to a federal court.
It restricted slavery to states alone and not territories.
Enslaved people could travel across state lines when seeking freedom.
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What was a major result of the Missouri Compromise?
It temporarily relieved sectional tensions.
It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states.
It provided financing for canal construction.
It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states.
12
The Underground Railroad...
had many subway stops between the North and South
was a path laid out by a series of stars in the night sky
was a series of houses that provided safety while on the run
was a quick and easy means of escape
13
What impact did the Kansas-Nebraska Act have on slavery?
It reopened the ? of slaves above the Missouri Compromise line
It halted the spread of slavery into Kansas and New Mexico
It emancipated all slaves in Kansas and Nebraska, making them free
It allowed slaves in Kansas to buy their freedom after 7 years of service
14
Which law led many black people to flee to Canada for fear they be taken to the South?
Compromise of 1850
Tariff of Abominations
Dred Scott Decision
Fugitive Slave Law
15
The economy of the North was based on...
Oil industry
Industry and factories
Large-scale farming and agriculture
The slave trade
16
Who wrote
Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
in order to convince the American people that slavery was wrong?
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Dred Scott
17
What issue did the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act address?
States' Rights
Representation
Tariffs
Slavery
18
Who was a self-educated, former slave, who later advised President Lincoln during the Civil War
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dred Scott
Sojourner Truth
19
Slave rebellions resulted in slaves having more freedoms
True
False
20
What fancy word means that the people can vote on an issue?
Abolition
State's Rights
Unionism
Popular Sovereignty
21
Which idea did Southerners argue gave them the right to void or overrule a law they didn't like
Sectionalism
Nullification
Abolition
Missouri Compromise
22
Religion and spiritual songs served as a source of strength
False
True
23
The vocab word meaning to focus on the interests of one’s region rather than the whole country
Sovereign
States' Rights
Unionist
Sectionalism
24
Which event prompted the South to secede from the Union?
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published
passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Tariff of Abominations
Election of Abraham Lincoln
25
All of the following contributed to sectionalism except
Degree of industry in different areas of the country
Attitudes about religious freedom
Different areas of the country had different views on tariffs
Feelings about slavery as an economic institution
26
What did the Dred Scott Case ultimately decide?
Slaves are property that can be kept wherever the owner goes
Dred Scott was free since he was taken to the North
Dred Scott was now a citizen of the US
That a new compromise on slavery needed to be written
27
Runaway slave reward signs were very specific to avoid capturing the wrong person.
True
False
28
During which event did abolitionist John Brown attempt to arm slaves and start an uprising?
Bleeding Kansas
Raid on Harper's Ferry
Battle of Fort Sumter
Charleston, South Carolina
