US History Pre-Civil War Review

What impact did increased expansion during the 19th century have?

• The United States going to war with Britain

• A peaceful merger with Mexico

• Increased trading with Native Americans

• Tensions over slavery

John Brown was known for

• The Pottawatomie Massacre

• His election in 1856

• For beating a Senator with a cane, over slavery

• For drafting the Missouri Compromise

What impact did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin have?

• It increased abolitionist support, and caused more people to see the problems of slavery.

• It showed the poor lives southerners had and it helped to pass the Fugitive Slave Act.

• It started the civil war

• It caused Europe to end slavery.

What did Abolitionists believe in?

• believed African Americans should be slaves

• believed slavery should end

• believed that all slaves should be returned to Africa

• believed that new colonies should be settled

What led to unrest in " Bleeding Kansas"

• Great Britain invading

• Northern and Southerners attempting to influence slavery within the state

• Large waves of Immigration from France, and Spain

• The first shots of The Civil War.

What was the result of the Dred Scott case?

• Southerners rejoiced at the idea of slavery being protected, while Abolitionists tried harder to achieve their goals.

• Slavery was immediately abolished.

• Dred Scott became free, which resulted in a rebellion

• Congress began enforcing strict anti-slavery laws.

As the production of Cotton increased, so did

• The number of slaves used

• The number of large cities and industries in the south

• The number of southerners who no longer relied on slavery

• The number of northerners who began to adopt slavery.

Abolitionists papers, Violence in states, and The Dred Scott case all helped to lead too

• Outbreak of the Civil War

• The immediate end of Slavery

• A constitutional amendment that protected slavery

• The rise of African American elected officials in the South

What did the Dred Scott case say about "Slaves"

• They were property, and therefore owners could do whatever they liked with them.

• They were human and should be immediately freed.

• They were to be returned to Africa

• They should be given all legal rights

(Select all that apply) What actions were associated with the Abolitionist movement?

• William Lloyd Garrison’s publication of The Liberator

• Supporting the Underground Railroad

• Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• The Dred Scott decision