Famous People
Who was the Indian guide that helped Lewis and Clark?
a. Pocahontas
b. Sacagawea
What is b, Sacagawea
True or False: The weather in Northern states was cold and snowy during winter months.
What is TRUE
True or False: The weather in the Southern colonies was cold which made it difficult to grow crops.
What is FALSE
True or False: Most slaves were brought to America from West Africa.
What is TRUE
Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
The president was a. Thomas Jefferson.
Many Northern States had ________ where industry was developing in the 19th century.
a. villages
b. cities
What is b, cities
Wealthy farmers in the South lived on _________.
a. Plantations
b. Industrial Forts
What is a, plantations.
True or False: Most slaves were excited about living in America.
What is FALSE
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a. Martin Luther King.
b. Eli Whitney
It was Eli Whitney.
Samuel Slater was famous for his work in what industry?
a. Coal mining
b. Textile (fabric)
c. Tea
What is b, Textile
What was the major cash crop on Southern Farms:
a. rice
b. peanuts
c. cotton
What is c, cotton
If a slave was caught trying to escape, what could happen?
a. They would go to jail.
b. They would be beaten or killed.
What is b, beaten or killed.
Who was the famous former slave, who became a conductor in the underground railroad?
a. Merriweather Lewis
b. Harriet Tubman
What is b, Harriet Tubman.
True or False: Northern States in the 19th century allowed slavery on farms and in homes.
What is False.
In order to make a lot of money as a farmer, plantation owners bought _______________ to work on the farms.
a. African slaves
b. goats
What is a, African slaves.
True or False: Many slaves were able to go to school and learn to read.
What is FALSE.
This abolitionist was famous for saying the Constitution meant "All men were created equal". He also began a newspaper called, "The Liberator"?
a. William Lloyd Garrison
b. John Wilkes Booth
What is a, William Lloyd Garrison.
Many people in Northern states who did not like slavery were afraid to help them escape because of what law?
a. The Slave Catcher Law
b. The Fugitive Slave Act.
What is b, The Fugitive Slave Act.
What would a Southern Plantation owner provide for a slave?
a. An education, a job, and place to stay.
b. A home, clothes, and food.
What is b, home, clothes and food.
What was the underground railroad?
a. A route to the North to gain freedom.
b. A train that lead Africans back to their homes.
c. A path that led escaped slaves to California.
What is a. A route to the North to gain freedom.