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- Q1What was the main cause of the American Civil War?Economic differencesReligious conflictsPolitical disagreementsSlavery30s
- Q2What was the significance of the Antebellum period in the United States?It led to the abolition of slaveryIt marked the end of the American RevolutionIt laid the groundwork for the Civil WarIt resulted in the ratification of the Constitution30s
- Q3Which region of the United States had a primarily agricultural economy during the Antebellum period?The WestThe NorthThe MidwestThe South30s
- Q4What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?To transport goods between Northern and Southern statesTo help enslaved individuals escape to freedomTo provide transportation for settlers moving westwardTo establish a secret society for political activism30s
- Q5What was the Missouri Compromise?A document declaring independence from British ruleA treaty between the United States and Great BritainA plan to abolish slavery in the United StatesAn agreement to maintain the balance between free and slave states30s
- Q6What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?A law that granted voting rights to enslaved individualsA law that required the capture and return of escaped slavesA law that prohibited the slave trade in the United StatesA law that allowed enslaved individuals to purchase their freedom30s
- Q7What was the effect of the cotton gin on the institution of slavery in the United States?It resulted in the abolition of slaveryIt decreased the profitability of plantation cropsIt led to the migration of enslaved individuals to the NorthIt increased the demand for enslaved labor30s
- Q8Which Supreme Court case, decided in 1857, ruled that enslaved African Americans were not considered citizens and therefore could not sue for their freedom?Dred Scott v. SandfordMarbury v. MadisonPlessy v. FergusonBrown v. Board of Education30s
- Q9Which religious denomination played a significant role in the temperance and women's suffrage movements during the antebellum period?MethodistsCatholicsBaptistsQuakers30s
- Q10Which movement sought to end slavery during the antebellum period in the United States?Secessionist movementManifest destiny movementAbolitionist movementIndentured servant movement30s