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Pre-Civil War Quiz
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There were so many people killed that the territory became known as “Bleeding Kansas.”
True
False
2
What was the economy of the Southern states like?
Fishing, timber, and machinery was common.
Based on heavy machinery and factories.
Based on large plantations and agriculture. Plantation owners held power.
The south relied on free labor in the form of slaves.
3
Cotton Gin made cotton more profitable and the demand for slaves increased
True
False
4
The Missouri Compromise was...
An agreement between the anti and pro slavery factions of Congress
An agreement between Missouri and Illinois
A law passed that made runaway slaves return to their "owners."
A disagreement between the pro and anti slavery factions of Congress
5
The Fugitive Slave Law stated runaway slaves needed to be returned to their "owners," even if they were free.
False
True
6
Nat Turner was...
a white soldier who fought in the Civil War
an abolitionist from the North
A Southern politician
an enslaved black man who led a rebellion against slave owners
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What is a tariff?
a vegetable grown in the South
Mail
an intense argument or disagreement
a tax or duty to be paid on imports and exports from other countries
8
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin is named...
Henrietta Beecher Stowe
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Harriett Beaker Slow
Harriett Tubman
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Why was Kansas known as "Bleeding Kansas?"
Due to the lack of fighting from agreements between pro and anti slavery
Because of a popular musical called Bleeding Kansas
Due to the loss of lives lost during a fight between pro and antislavery
The soil there is red and clay- like
10
What was the Compromise of 1850?
A law stating enslaved people needed to be returned to their "owners."
A rebellion that happened in Virginia
Attempt to resolve fights over slavery in new territories added to the US
Allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery
11
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist
True
False
12
The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave gave people the right to decide if they wanted slavery in their territory.
False
True
13
Describe the economy in the northern states
Relied on slave labor
Heavy plantation and agriculture use
Industry, machinery, fishing, timber was all common
Based on different industries/machinery. No one business held the power.
14
The raid at Harper's Ferry was lead by...
John Brown
Nat Turner
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
15
What was the MAIN significance of Dred Scott's case?
Dred Scott was a runaway slave
It happened in St. Louis
Scott was the first slave to sue for his freedom
Set a precedent- First time a lower court's decision was reversed
