T6W1 Learning Check - Expansion of Slavery in the U.S.
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- Q1The middle passage wasthe forced transportation of enslaved Africans from Africa to the "New World" - one section of the triangular trade route between North/South America, Europe, and Africa.the movement to abolish slavery in the United States during the 1800s.A passage on the Underground Railroad to help enslaved people reach freedom in Canada.120s
- Q2An abolitionist was someone whosupported slavery in the United Statesopposed slavery in the United Statesworked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad120s
- Q3The Second Middle Passage wasthe forced resettlement of enslaved people in the United States during the 1800s from "upper" southern states to the "deep" south.A passage on the Underground Railroad the took enslaved people to freedom in the North and Canadathe forced transportation of enslaved Africans from their homes in Africa to the "New Worlds" of North and South America120s
- Q4Which cash crop caused the growth and expansion of slavery in the southern United States during the 1800s?wheattobaccoricecotton120s
- Q5Who was Frederick Douglass?A white abolitionist who owned a newspaper called "The Liberator".A runaway slave who became a vocal and well-known abolitionist in the northern United States and in England.The abolitionist leader who was responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre and the Harper's Ferry Revolt.120s
- Q6Northern states did not benefit from slavery during the 1800s which is why most northern states abolished slavery.TRUEFALSE60s
- Q7Harriet Beecher Stowe was famous for what?Owning an Abolitionist newspaper called "The Liberator".Being a prominent "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people reach freedom in the North and Canada.Writing the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which depicted the evils of slavery in America during the 1800s.120s
- Q8What was the most popular "ending" point on the Underground Railroad for runaway slave?CanadaMainePennslvaniaNew York120s
- Q9By the mid 1800s, the United States was exporting how much of its cotton production to other countries?50%100%75%25%120s
- Q10Most Americans in northern states supported the Abolitionists and the Abolition Movement to end slavery.TRUEFALSE120s