Quiz on Southern and Northern Communities

In general, in what type of community did Southerners generally live?

• Urban

• Suburban

• Rural

• Coastal

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CCSS.RI.5.2

What is a job that people in the South would most likely have?

• Working in factories

• Farming

• Fishing

• Mining

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CCSS.RI.5.2

In general, how did the South view slavery?

• They wanted to abolish it

• They ignored it

• They supported it/it was profitable

• They were indifferent

In general, in what type of community did Northerners generally live?

• Rural

• Urban or small towns

• Coastal

• Desert

What are slave codes?

• Rules/laws that slaves had to follow

• Secret messages

• Songs sung by slaves

• Maps to freedom

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Give an example of a slave code.

• Slaves could own land

• Slaves could not hit a white person

• Slaves could vote

• Slaves could travel freely

Name a way in which slaves showed resistance.

• Learned to read and write

• Worked harder

• Followed all rules

• Built new homes

This was an invisible line that separated the line of slavery. States added north of the line would be free. States added south of the line would be slave states.

• The Mason-Dixon Line

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Freedom Line

• The Liberty Line

What law stated that any escaped slave could be caught and returned to their owner, even if they were in the North?

• The Freedom Act

• The Fugitive Slave Law

• The Liberty Law

• The Return Act

What did the Supreme Court decide in Dred Scott’s case?

• He was free

• He had no rights because he was African American

• He could vote

• He could own land

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CCSS.RI.5.1