Society and Geography Pre-Civil War

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What was true of the geography of the South? Options: The South had warm summers and extremely cold winters, The South was filled with broad, flat rivers, which were useful for transportation and trade, The south had a very dry and arid climate, with few bodies of water, Much of the South was covered in forests of spruce and fir

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The South was filled with broad, flat rivers, which were useful for transportation and trade

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What was the industrial revolution?

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A shift in the early 1800s from making things by hand to making things with machines

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Which of the following is true about society in the South pre-Civil War? The South had a rigid social structure with rich plantation owners at the top, poor white people and farmers in the middle, and Black people - mostly enslaved - at the bottom, The South had flexible social structures, where even those at the bottom had the opportunity to advance and gain social status, In the eyes of wealthy plantation owners, enslaved people and poor white people had the same low social status, Because the economy of the South was mainly industrial, social classes were largely split between factory owners and their workers

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The South had a rigid social structure with rich plantation owners at the top, poor white people and farmers in the middle, and Black people - mostly enslaved - at the bottom.

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Which of the following is NOT true about society in the North pre-Civil War?
As industry grew, women became responsible for caring for home and family while men went out to work
While slavery had ended after the American Revolution, Black people were still not treated as equal
Many Northern states passed laws preventing black people from voting, travelling freely, or attending school
The South had a rigid social structure with rich plantation owners at the top

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The South had a rigid social structure with rich plantation owners at the top

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Which of the following did the Missouri Compromise NOT do? Allow Missouri to enter the Union as an enslaving state, Allow Maine to enter as a free state, Ban slavery in any new state north of  latitude 36°30ʹ, State that any enslaved person that travelled to a free state would still be enslaved

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State that any enslaved person that travelled to a free state would still be enslaved

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What did the Compromise of 1850 NOT do? Options: End the trade of enslaved people in DC, Prohibit any new states from allowing slavery, Admit California as a free state, Create a law making it easier to capture and punish enslaved people who escape from slavery

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Prohibit any new states from allowing slavery

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Which of the following is true about the Fugitive Slave Act? The act was very popular among both Northerners and Southerners, Tens of thousands of Black people who escaped enslavement were captured due to this act, Northerners’ refusal to support the act made enforcement almost impossible, The act ensured that anyone who helped enslaved people escape would not be punished

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Northerners’ refusal to support the act made enforcement almost impossible

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Why were Northerners angry that president Pierce wanted to purchase Cuba from Spain?

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They argued that he just wanted to add another enslaving state to the Union.

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Who was Dred Scott?

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A formerly enslaved man from Missouri who argued that because he was in Wisconsin, he was legally a free man

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What was the result of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?

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Slavery was now legal in all states