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Winne Test 1 SS gr6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By the mid-1850s, where did the majority of people in the South live? | Farms and Small Towns |
| By the mid-1850s, in what region of the U.S. were most of the nation's cities? | North |
| How did the North feel about slavery by the 1850s? | Slavery was outlawed in the Northern states |
| What role did slavery play in Southern economy? | Slavery was profitable |
| How did slaves resist slavery? | Held back on work |
| Which slave rebellion eded with slaves returning to Africa? | Amistad Rebellion |
| How did Harriet Tubman help slaves reach freedom? | Underground Railroad |
| Describe the lifestyle of free African Americans. | They feared losing their freedom |
| What did the Missouri Compromise solve? | Northerners and Southerners wanted to have equal number free and slave states |
| in 1854 what caused violence in Kansas? | North and South disagreed over slavery vote |
| Why were people upset about the Dred Scott Supreme Court case? | The court ruled that African Americans had no rights |
| How did Lincoln and Douglas view slavery? | Lincoln opposed slavery and Douglas believed in slavery |
| Why did the South secede from the Union? | they wanted slavery |
| What battle started the Civil War? | The battle at Fort Sumter |
| What did the North want by fighting in the Civil War? | end slavery |
| Why was the South afraid of ending slavery? | Slavery was profitable. |
| Why was the Underground Railroad helpful in fighting slavery? | Both whites and African Americans helped slaves escape to the North or to Canada. |
| What did the Missouri Compromise hope to address? Was it Successful? | balance power of free and slave states. It was successful for a while. |