5th Grade Chapter 7 Review

Which industry was slavery used for in the South?

• Manufacturing
• Farming
• Fishing

• Mining

In what year were slaves first brought to America?

• 1619

• 1776
• 1801
• 1809

How did the Supreme Court rule on the Dred Scott case?

• Slaves were free if they lived in a free state
• Slavery was unconstitutional
• Slavery was to be phased out
• Slaves were property and could be taken anywhere

In which territory did violence begin over whether or not slavery would be allowed?

• Texas
• Nebraska
• Kansas
• South Dakota

What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 require?

• That slavery must be abolished
• That escaped slaves were to remain free
• That escaped slaves must be returned
• That all new states would prohibit slavery

Which election divided the United States?

• 1856
• 1860
• 1864
• 1868

Which party was founded in 1854 to oppose slavery?

• Republican Party
• Whig Party
• Democratic Party
• Free Soil Party

What did abolitionists want?

• The continuation of slavery
• Slavery be slowly phased out
• Slavery be ended immediately
• The South secede from the Union

Who did the Northern Democrats choose as their candidate in the election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln
• John C. Breckinridge
• John Bell
• Stephen Douglas

Who did the Republicans choose as their candidate in the election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln
• John C. Breckinridge
• John Bell
• Stephen Douglas