Civil War Unit

Where did most Southerners live by the mid 1850s?

• cities and large towns

• cities and plantations

• farms and towns

• farms and plantations

In what region of the U.S. were most of the nation's cities located by the 1850s?

• Nort

• South

• East

• West

What was the North's point of view on slavery by the 1850s?

• It was allowed in all Northern states

• Most Northern states had outlawed slavery

• Northern factories hired slaves for workers

• slavers should be paid for work

Which of the following describes slavery's role in the Southern economy?

• slavery was expensive

• slavery was a luxury

• slavery was profitable

• slavery was forbidden

Describe what slaves were doing when they resisted slavery.

• fighting for their freedom

• working in the fields

• fighting their families

• starting new traditions

Name one way slaves resisted slavery

• singing

• cooking

• meeting with owners

• holding back on work

Name the slave rebellion that ended in the slaves returning to Africa.

• Lincoln Rebelliion

• Amistad Rebellion

• Southern Rebellion

• American Rebellion

What did Harriet Tubman and others use to help slaves reach freedom in the North?

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Underground Railroad

• horses

• schools

Which of the following describes lifestyle of free African Americans?

• They lived in fear of losing their freedom

• They lived the same as white citizens

• They lived as a paid slave

• They received extra benefits

What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?

• Southern states wanted to admit a free state

• Missouri wanted to be a free state

• Northerners did not want more slave states than free states

• Southerners wanted more free states than slave states