Antebellum America Vocabulary

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A subway system used during the Antebellum period

• A system of secret routes that helped slaves out of the South to freedom in the North

• A railroad constructed underground for transportation of goods

• A metaphorical railroad representing the journey to industrialization

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• A senator who fought against slavery

• A Supreme Court judge involved in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case

• An American abolitionist and former slave who helped lead over 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad

• The author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?

• Slaves were granted the right to sue for their freedom

• Slaves were considered citizens and could sue

• Slaves were not considered citizens, but property, and could not sue

• The Missouri Compromise was upheld as constitutional

What did the Compromise of 1850 achieve?

• It abolished the slave trade in Washington D.C. and added California as a free state

• It declared all slaves in the U.S. as free and declared the Fugitive Slave Act as unconstitutional

• It resulted in the secession of the southern states from the United States

• It initiated the Civil War and created the Confederate States of America

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law that freed all slaves in the northern states

• A law that prohibited the arrest of escaped slaves

• A law that allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal

• A law that ended slavery in the United States

What was the significance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• It was a legal document that helped end slavery

• It was a novel that portrayed slavery as necessary for the economy

• It was a novel that portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral

• It was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln

Who was Stephen Douglas?

• The author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

• The president of the Confederate States of America

• An abolitionist who led a slave revolt

• Senator from Illinois who ran against Lincoln for President

What does "popular sovereignty" refer to?

• The sovereignty of the president over the states

• Rule by the people

• The right of states to secede from the Union

• The power of the Supreme Court to make decisions

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A law that declared all slaves in Kansas and Nebraska as free

• A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery

• A law that divided Kansas and Nebraska into two separate states

• A law that ended popular sovereignty

Who was John Brown?

• A senator who supported slavery

• An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory

• The author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

• The president of the Confederate States of America