Antebellum Exam

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The term Antebellum means

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Before the War

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What is Inflation?

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An increase in the price of goods & services in the economy as a whole.

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The Fugitive Slave Act

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Strengthened the resolve of Abolitionists to fight slavery

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What was the main cause of the violence during "Bleeding Kansas"?

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The debate over whether Kansas would allow slavery

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What is sectionalism?

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when politicians/citizens become divided over the interests of the regions they represent and are loyal to that region

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How did the cotton gin affect enslaved people?

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It increased the demand for enslaved people.

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What was the legal status of enslaved people in the United States?

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property

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Why did white Southerners who were not enslavers support slavery?

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They knew the Southern economy depended on enslaved workers.

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Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion, causing the death of over 50 people including women and children?

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Nat Turner

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Which of these was the most common way enslaved people resisted slavery? Options: by killing their enslavers, by escaping to the North, by organizing uprisings, by finding ways to quietly rebel, such as tearing down fences

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by finding ways to quietly rebel, such as tearing down fences