Gold Test 3

What was the primary purpose of the Slave Codes/Black Codes in the United States?

• To grant freedom to enslaved people

• To restrict the rights and movements of enslaved people

• To promote the abolition of slavery

• To provide education to enslaved people

Which event is described as the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas?

• The Underground Railroad

• The Middle Passage

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Trail of Tears

How did the Missouri Compromise aim to resolve the issue of slavery in new states?

• By allowing all new states to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty

• By admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• By abolishing slavery in all new territories

• By enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act

Explain the significance of the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision in the context of the pre-Civil War United States.

• It declared that all territories must be free states.

• It ruled that African Americans could not be American citizens and had no standing to sue in federal court.

• It upheld the legality of the Fugitive Slave Act.

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery.

What was the main goal of abolitionists in the 19th century?

• To promote the expansion of slavery

• To end slavery in the United States

• To support the Fugitive Slave Act

• To establish new slave codes

Describe the role of Harriet Tubman in the abolitionist movement.

• She wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to expose the realities of slavery.

• She led numerous missions to rescue enslaved people via the Underground Railroad.

• She was a prominent speaker and writer advocating for gradualism.

• She was a key figure in the drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Analyze the impact of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe on American society.

• It had little effect on public opinion regarding slavery.

• It strengthened the institution of slavery in the South.

• It galvanized anti-slavery sentiment in the North and increased tensions leading to the Civil War.

• It was banned in all Northern states.

What was the primary objective of the Compromise of 1850?

• To establish a permanent solution to the issue of slavery

• To ease tensions between Northern and Southern states over the issue of slavery

• To abolish slavery in all U.S. territories

• To support the secession of Southern states

Who was the author of "The Liberator," a prominent anti-slavery newspaper?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• William Lloyd Garrison

• John Brown

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in addressing the issue of slavery in new territories.

• It successfully resolved the issue without conflict.

• It led to increased violence and conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas."

• It was universally accepted by both pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.

• It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery in the territories.