5th grade Chapter 14
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| where did most Southerners live by the mid 1850s? | small towns and farms |
| In what region of the US were most of the nation's cities located by the 1850s? | North |
| What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850'? | Most Northern states had outlawed slavery |
| Which of the following describes slavery's role in the Southern economy? | Slavery was profitable |
| Which of the following describes what slaves were doing when they resisted slavery? | fighting for freedom |
| Which of the following is one way in which slaves resisted slavery? | holding back on work |
| which of the following was a slave rebellion that ended in slaves returning to Africa? | Amistad rebellion |
| What means did Harriet Tubman and others use to help slaves reach freedom in the North? | Underground Railroad |
| Which of the following describes the lifestyle of free African Americans? | They lived in fear of losing their freedom |
| What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve? | Northerners did not want more slave states than free states |
| Why were people outraged at the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case? | The Court said African Americans had no rights |
| How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation? | It further divided the North and South |
| Which statement represents Lincoln's and Douglas's views on slavery? | Lincoln opposed slavery, but Douglas thought slavery had its place |
| Which of the following is a reason Southern states seceded from the Union? | They wanted to keep slavery |
| What officially strated the Civil War? | the battle at Fort Sumter |
| was made up of the states that remained loyal to the United States government | Union |
| Allowed California to be admitted to the Union as a free state | Compromise of 1850 |
| the idea that people of a state can choose the laws that best fit their needs | state's rights |
| South Carolina was the first to __________ from the Union | secede |
| the _____________ preserved teh balance between free and slave states | Missouri Compromise |
| the staes that seceded from the Union formed the _______ | Confederacy |
| the ____ allowed people in cerain areas to determine whether or not their territory would allow slavery | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| Although some former slaves had reached the North and found freedom, the _____ said they had to be retruned to their owners. | Fugitive Slave Law |
| _____ did not allow slaves to own land | slave codes |
| Slavery was illegal in California and any other _______ | free state |
| Harriet Tubman became famous for helping slaves escape to freedom on the _______. | Underground Railroad |
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