Quiz on Slavery in the Southern States

What was the main economic activity in the Southern States during the period of slavery?

• Manufacturing

• Mining

• Agriculture

• Fishing

What was the main crop in the Southern States during the period of slavery?

• Corn

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Wheat

Which invention significantly increased the demand for slave labor in the South?

• The telephone

• The cotton gin

• The steam engine

• The sewing machine

How did the Southern society stratify during the period of slavery?

• By wealth

• By race

• By gender

• Both A and B

Which term was used to refer to the wealthy landowners who held the majority of slaves?

• Planters

• Slavers

• Aristocrats

• Magnates

Which act in 1808 affected the slave trade in America?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Missouri Compromise

How were slaves counted in the population for representation in Congress according to the Constitution?

• As one person

• As three-fifths of a person

• They were not counted

• As half a person

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A subway system

• A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape into free states and Canada

• A railroad built by slaves

• A metaphor for the movement against slavery

Who led the most famous slave revolt in 1831?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• Sojourner Truth

What was the main reason the South opposed the abolition of slavery?

• They believed in racial superiority

• They depended on slave labor for their economy

• They feared a slave uprising

• All of the above