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What best explains why slavery had nearly disappeared in the North before the Civil War?
Slave rebellions had forced an end to slavery in the North
Slavery did not fit the economic interests of the North
The Constitution required an end to slavery in the North
Slave ownership was too expensive for Northern farmers
In the 1850s, why did may escaped slaves flee to Canada?
They feared being drafted into the Northern Army
More factory jobs were available in Canada.
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.
Northern Abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.
What state was annexed into the United States by 1845?
Florida
Texas
Montana
California
Which literary work argued in favor of the moral necessity of fighting slavery, even if it means resisting the law?
Common Sense
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
The Headless Horseman
Rip Van Winkle
By the early 1800s, most Northern states _____?
Had returned all of their enslaved people to Africa
Had increased their reliance on enslaved labor
Had officially ended slavery
Had begun to set up the Underground Railroad.
The goal of the American Colonization Society was to ____.
Expand slavery by importing more Africans
Free enslaved African Americans and send them to Africa
Start a war between the Northern and Southern states
Oppose abolition through violence if necessary
Which statement is true about both William Lloyd Garrison and Sarah Grimké?
They came from Massachusetts.
They started newspapers.
They worked to end slavery.
They were African Americans.
Which publication was a novel about life under slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Liberator
Freedom's Journal
American Slavery As It Is
William Lloyd Garrison ____.
Believed in gradual abolition
Called for an immediate end to slavery
Founded the American Colonization Society
Left the abolitionist movement to start a newspaper
____ is the most widely known African American abolitionist.
John Russwurm
Benjamin Lundy
Frederick Douglass
David Walker
Which statement reflects one goal Sojourner Truth worked toward?
Women should have more rights.
Slavery should continue in Northern states.
African Americans should move to Liberia.
Enslaved workers need more food.
The purpose of the Underground Railroad was to ____.
Bring fresh water to Southern communities.
Allow people to travel safely during wars
Help enslaved people reach freedom in the North
Transport people to new homes in Liberia
Which argument did anti-abolitionists use?
Enslaving people is morally wrong.
Enslaved people are well treated.
Enslaving people will lead to war.
Enslaved people should be sent to Africa.
The most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad was _____.
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison
Phase one of industrialization in the North was that ____.
Employers divided jobs into smaller steps
Workers used machinery less and less frequently
Specialized workers were brought to separate factories
More workers produced less fabric in less time
In 1846 Elias Howe invented the _____, which helped workers make clothing in mass quantities.
Cotton gin
Sewing machine
Loom
Washing machine
Robert Fulton improved transportation with his invention of the ____.
Clipper ship
Steamboat
Steam locomotive
Canal system
The Midwest was connected to the East by 1860 because of ____.
The invention of the steamboat
The growth of cities
The development of canals
The growing system of railroad tracks
After the Great Train Wreck of 1856, newspapers demanded that railroads _____.
Fire their train engineers
Begin following speed limits
Make the safety of passengers their first concern
Stop transporting grain and livestock from the Midwest
What was the main goal of supporters of “Manifest Destiny” in the 1840s?
To convince Canada to become part of the U.S.
To expand the U.S. Territory to the Pacific Ocean
To build a canal across Central America
To acquire naval bases in the Caribbean
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