Antebellum Review

According to Joseph Taper’s 1840 letter…

What construction project made the North an economic powerhouse?

How would a Vermont Abolitionist feel about the Fugitive Slave Act?

Which of these best describes the Underground Railroad?

The Dred Scott decision in the Supreme Court held….

Who were the Confederates in the Civil War?

Who is the current Vice President?

If you were an escaped slave AFTER 1850, where would you need to get to for safety?

Which of these states is the farthest North?

Which of these is true about slavery in the North?

Which of these best represents slave ownership in the South?

Which of these was NOT considered a “Cotton Belt” state?

What happened to the price of slaves after the invention of the cotton gin?

What legislation did South Carolina “nullify” because they thought it unfair to farmers?

What is the smallest state in the USA?

What Philadelphia rapper had a concert here last Friday?

Which of these was NOT one of the parties that merged together to form the Republican Party?

What is the primary language spoken in Great Britain?

Which war that the U.S. was involved in came BEFORE World War II?

Which side won the Revolutionary war?

Which of these was NOT a political cause of the Civil War?

Who was elected President of the US in 2008?

Compared to other first world countries, the United States….

What is the capital city of Pennsylvania?

Who won the election of 1860?

Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

If you were an Alabama plantation owner, how would you feel about Harriet Tubman?

Which readers were most affected by Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Which of these was NOT a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Which of these Presidents was assassinated?

What invention made cleaning cotton faster and easier?

What country won the first World Cup tournament?

What did the policy of popular sovereignty call for?

What piece of legislation called for popular sovereignty?

Which country has London as it's capital?

According to the Compromise of 1850, California would be admitted as a free state if…

What person known as "Black Moses" had a $40,000 bounty out on them?

What country is located directly North of the United States?

The formation of the Republican divide in America. Which best represents this divide?

In the original grid of Philly, what was the southernmost street?

Because of the Fugitive Slave Act…

Kansas had two capitals, one slave, one free. Which were the two capitals and their position?

Who was the second President of the US?

Which of these would have been a social cause of the Civil War?

Which of these is not a common DEFENSE of slavery?

An abolitionist would have…

Who was the first President of the U.S.A?

Which is the largest state in the U.S.?

How did Abraham Lincoln die?

In which state would you find San Diego?

Where would you find Detroit?

What happened to the slave population after the slave trade was banned in the U.S.?

What is the capital city of the United States?

Who was Dred Scott?

Which was an economic cause of the Civil War?

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Which of these best explains Uncle Tom’s Cabin’s impact?

How many stops does the L make between 15th and 30th?

The North’s economy was based around ______; while the South’s economy was based on ________.

Who was the former slave that became an advisor to Abraham Lincoln and sought to end slavery?

What was John F Kennedy's middle name?

Which of these was NOT one of the common defenses of slavery plantation owners used?

Which was the first state to join the union?

On what continent would you find Vietnam?

What BASEBALL team did Michael Jordan play on?