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SS Chapter 1
Social Studies Chapter 1 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What officially started the Civil War? | battle at Fort Sumter |
| Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850's? | farms and small towns |
| In what region of the United States were most of the nation's cities located by the 1850's? | North |
| What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850's? | Most Northern states had outlawed slavery. |
| What was slavery's role in the Southern economy? | Slavery was profitable. |
| What is one way in which slaves resisted slavery? | holding back on work |
| What slave rebellion ended in the slaves returning to Africa? | Amistad rebellion |
| What means did Harriet Tubman and others use to help slaves reach freedom in the North? | Underground Railroad |
| 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. |
| What led to violence in Kansas in 1854? | Northerners and Southerners disagreed over the results of the slavery vote. |
| Why were people outraged at the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case? | The Court said African Americans had no rights. |
| What were Lincoln's and Douglas's views on slavery? | Lincoln opposed slavery, but Douglas thought slavery had its place. |
| What was a reason that Southern states seceded from the Union? | They wanted to keep slavery. |
| What did the North hope to achieve by fighting the Civil War? | an end to slavery |
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