Pre-Civil War Era

Which section of the country in the pre-civil war era had:

new inventions, factories, big cities, railroads and immigrants from Ireland & Germany?

• North

• South

Which section of the country in the pre-civil war era was rural, had: few large cities, plantations, and slave labor?

• North

• South

In this compromise, Missouri joined the union as a slave state, Maine joined as a free state, and Henry Clay suggested drawing a line at 36 30 N with no slavery allowed north of the line.

• Bleeding Kansas

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Underground Railroad

Which abolitionist created the Liberator, a newspaper that spoke out against slavery?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Fredrick Douglas

• Harriet Tubman

• Henry Clay

What was someone called who spoke out against slavery?

• An abolitionist

• A missionary

• A conductor

• A pro-slavery activist

What was the Underground Railroad?

• a secret chain for smuggling goods without taxes

• a pro-slavery rally held in the south

• a railroad that traveled in tunnels underground

• secret safe houses in a system that helped free slaves

The compromise of 1850 admitted California as a ___ state and New Mexico as a ___ state. It tried to make both the North and South happy, but angered most people.

• free, slave

• slave, free

• free, free

• slave, slave

What was the conflict called when Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to vote on slavery, turning Kansas into a battleground where over 50 people were killed?

• The War of 1850

• Bleeding Kansas

• The Civil War

• Bleeding Nebraska

True or False: Abraham Lincoln was popular in the south.

• True

• False

How many southern states seceded, or left the union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?