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Dividing Nation REVIEW
Test Description: Study this to prepare to review characteristics of the North and South before the Civil War.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This region had a longer growing season.
A
South
B
North
2) This region had a short grow season.
A
South
B
North
3) What did John Brown hope to achieve in his raid on Harpers Ferry?
A
To bring the North and South together in a new compromise
B
To bring attention to the fight between North and South
C
To trigger a slave revolt that would bring an end to slavery
D
To start the Civil War
4) What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
A
That slavery was an embarrassment to the USA
B
That slaves were property and could not sue in court
C
That African Americans had full rights protected by the Constitution
D
That the president could bring an end to slavery
5) This region's small farms produced food crops like corn and wheat.
A
South
B
North
6) This region's large farms produced cash crops like cotton and tobacco.
A
North
B
South
7) This region mostly depended upon rivers for transportation.
A
North
B
South
8) This region had more roads, canals, railroads, and telegraph lines.
A
South
B
North
9) This region's economy depended upon slave labor.
A
South
B
North
10) Which of the following is true about Bleeding Kansas?
A
It kept Kansas from being added as a free state
B
It led to a lasting peace between North and South
C
It was a violent struggle over slavery
D
It convinced Southerners that slavery should end
11) This region had a higher population.
A
South
B
North
12) What was the impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
A
It caused Congress to end slavery
B
It caused the South to secede
C
It helped the North and South come to a peaceful agreement
D
It led more people to turn against slavery
13) The economy and politics of this region was controlled by wealthy plantation owners.
A
South
B
North
14) What was the result or outcome of the Missouri Compromise in 1820?
A
It led to a higher number of slaves states than free states
B
it ended slavery
C
It kept the peace between North and South for 30 years
D
it caused the South to secede
15) Which best describes the Underground Railroad
A
a series of tunnels
B
people that captured runaway slaves and returned them to slaver
C
a secret group that worked to help slaves escape
D
a train that carried people to Canada
16) Which of the following was an escaped slave that returned time and time again to the South to help other slaves escape?
A
John Brown
B
Nat Turner
C
Frederick Douglass
D
Harriet Tubman
17) By law, what were slaves?
A
children
B
property
C
citizens
D
immigrants
18) Which of the following best describes slave homes?
A
overcrowded one room cabins
B
small apartment
C
plantation mansion
D
brick house with doors, windows, and a front porch
19) What did slaves most fear?
A
being paid for work
B
learning to read and write
C
being sold away from loved ones
D
being sent to Africa
20) Which of the following best describes slaves’ working conditions?
A
given many breaks and time off
B
well paid for work that they chose to do
C
forced to work from sun up to sundown
D
able to start working whenever they wanted to
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