US Unit 3.1 FAC 2023

During the decade prior to the Civil War, cotton was

• grown in every state in the Union.

• becoming less important to the nation's economy than oil.

• grown primarily by poor white farmers in the South.

• the nation's most important export crop.

What was used to enforce and protect slavery before the Civil War?

• The abolitionist movement

• Slave patrols

• Indentured servitude
• Underground Railroad

What is passive resistance?

• Political activism and lobbying
• Nonviolent method of protest or resistance
• Physical confrontation and violence
• Armed rebellion and insurgency

What is active resistance?

• Intentional opposition or defiance against authority.

• An accidental opposition to authority.

• Being neutral or indifferent towards authority.

• Acceptance or compliance with authority.

Who benefited economically from the use of enslaved labor?

• The North

• The South

• The West

• The entire United States

Which of the following is true about the experience of enslaved individuals?

• Enslaved people used passive and active methods of resistance to oppose slavery.

• Enslaved people were only able to resist slavery by running away.

• Enslaved people were only able to resist slavery by working slowly or breaking tools.

• All of the above are true.

Abolition means:

• The act of creating or establishing something
• The act of preserving or maintaining something
• The act of officially ending or eliminating something
• The act of modifying or changing something

The years leading to the Civil War saw an increase in tension over:

• Foreign policy

• Taxation

• Education

• Slavery

The Dred Scott decision was a turning point in American politics because

• the decision further divided the North and the South in the debate over slavery.

• the decision forced the North and the South to compromise on slavery.

• the decision changed the Republican party's view on slavery.

• the decision ended slavery in America.

The North was the _____, and the South was the ____ in the Civil War.

• Confederacy, Union

• Federation, Alliance
• Alliance, Federation
• Union, Confederacy