Antebellum Practice Quiz
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- Q1All of the following crops dominated southern agriculture except:WheatTobaccoIndigoCotton30s
- Q2The cotton gin, invented by this man, revolutionized the removal of cottonseeds from cotton.Frederick DouglassNat TurnerSojourner TruthEli Whitney30s
- Q3Which of the following were African American slaves in the south not allowed to do?Travel FreelyGet an educationAll of the aboveGather in large groups30s
- Q4The temperance movement was worried that this substance was causing many of the problems in societyAlcoholGamblingSmokingVideo Games30s
- Q5This slave spent some time in Illinois, a free state, and thus sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled he was still a slave and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.William Lloyd GarrisonFrederick DouglassNat TurnerDred Scott30s
- Q6This man published the abolitionist newspaper, the liberator, and helped form the American Anti-Slavery Society.Nat TurnerSojourner TruthWilliam Lloyd GarrisonEli Whitney30s
- Q7Which word doesn't match - Underground Railroad/ Harriet Tubman / Cash Crops/ Canada?CanadaCash CropsUnderground RailroadHarriet Tubman30s
- Q8Which word doesn't fit? Cotton/ Plantations/Slavery/NorthCottonPlantationsNorthSlavery30s
- Q9Which word doesn't fit? Folktales/Spirituals/Religion/Education-ReadingReligionSpiritualsEducation-ReadingFolktales30s
- Q10Which of the following helped enslaved African Americans to endure and survive slavery?workslave codesrebellionSpirituals30s
- Q11To solve the problem of whether a state would be slave or free a compromise was made saying that California would enter as a free state and the Utah and New Mexico territories would let the people vote whether or not to allow slaves in their territory. What was the name of this compromise?The Absolute CompromiseThe Kansas CompromiseThe Great CompromiseThe Compromise of 185030s
- Q12This act said that states could decide by ______________________whether or not to be a free state or a slave state.Asking all the slavesPopular SovereigntyTaking a surveyTaking a poll30s
- Q13What are cash cropsWheat, Rice and SugarAny job in society that makes a lot of moneycrops that are grown to be sold or exportedCrops that are grown exclusively to feed a society30s
- Q14Stories that often provide a moral lesson and help young slaves learn how to live in slave society.FolktalesAbolitionistUncle Tom's CabinFugitive Slave Act30s
- Q15Laws passed that greatly restricted the rights of slavesAnti-slave Rebellion LawsUnderground RailroadSlave CodesFugitive Slave Act30s