Women and Reform
a- the end of slavery
b- equal rights for women
c- the end of the production and consumption of alcohol
'Prohibition' refers to the end of production and consumption of alcohol
A good definition of 'abolition' is one who wants to abolish the government
False! A good definition of 'abolition' is one who wants to abolish or 'end' slavery
True or false - In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott should be set free
That is False. The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott did not have rights as a citizen of the United States. This decision affected enslaved people throughout the entire country.
True or False - the two houses of Congress in our government is a good example of a compromise
That is true. The two houses (House of Representatives and the Senate) is a compromise for equal representation of big states and small states
Push factors are:
a- laws that make it illegal to push people
b- things that draw people to live in a certain place
c- things that push people to move away from a certain place
Push factors are things that push people to move away from a certain place
Women generally supported 'Prohibition' because:
a- alcohol generally affected men's behavior
b- women were not allowed to drink alcohol
c- those who supported prohibition were allowed to vote
Women generally supported Prohibition because alcohol affected men's behavior and their performance in the workplace
This person wrote an abolitionist newspaper called 'The Liberator'
a - Harriet Tubman
b - William Lloyd Garrison
c - Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison wrote an abolitionist newspaper called 'The Liberator'
True or false - The Dred Scott case ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
That is true. The Missouri Compromise was viewed as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
The Missouri Compromise was created to
a- keep an equal number of slave states and free states
b- create an example of popular sovereignty in the states
c- to make sure that the Civil War would never happen
The Missouri Compromise was created to keep an equal number of slave states and free states
Pull factors are:
a- laws that make it illegal to push people
b- things that draw people to live in a certain place
c- things that push people to move away from a certain place
Pull factors are things that draw people to live in a certain place
True or false - Many early abolitionists were women
True. Many early abolitionists were women. But when their rights were not recognized, they soon started to advocate for themselves as well as for the rights of enslaved people
This person led formerly enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad and led an armed military mission to free enslaved people during the Civil War, and was known by others as 'Moses'
a - Frederick Douglass
b - Harriet Tubman
c - Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman! 'Moses' as she was known, led formerly enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad and served in the military during the Civil War.
Dred Scott believed he was free because he had been taken to:
a-Wisconsin
b-Mississippi
C-Michigan
Dred Scott believed he was free because he had been taken to Wisconsin (and Illinois) by his slavemaster
Popular Sovereignty is an idea that:
a-allows for the most popular person to win an election
b- allowed for individual states to decide if they wanted slavery or not
c- promoted the idea of Manifest Destiny
Popular sovereignty is an idea that allowed for individual states to decide if they wanted slavery or not (great example of this is the Kansas-Nebraska Act)
True or False - the California Gold Rush brought many people to California, helping increase its population and develop its statehood more quickly
That is true - the California Gold Rush brought many people to California, helping increase its population and develop its statehood more quickly
True or false - some abolitionist movements advocated for non-violence but some, as in the case of John Brown and Harper's Ferry, did advocate for violent resistance against slavery.
This person was an abolitionist and led a violent slave revolt in Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
a - John Brown
b - Harriet Beecher Stowe
c - Richard Allen
John Brown was an abolitionist and led a violent revolt in Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Dred Scott would eventually earn his freedom by:
a-running away from his enslaver
b-living with his wife in Canada
c-living long enough to see the 13th amendment passed
Dred Scott (and all other enslaved people) would become free with the passage of the 13th amendment to the Constitution
True or false - In our Constitution, the 3/5 Compromise was an example of counting 3/5 of a state's total land area for taxing purposes
That is false. The 3/5 compromise was an example of counting 3/5 of an enslaved person for population purposes.
Sectionalism is an example of:
a- a type of cloth or fabric
b- interested in helping a regional or local area at the expense of the general well-being
c- a person who favored the banning of enslavement
Sectionalism is an example of being interested in helping a regional or local area at the expense of the general well-being
The abolitionist movements were most active in:
a-the southern states, where most enslaved people lived
b- the northern states, where most people wanted to end slavery
c- the western states, where money from the Gold Rush supported abolition
Generally, the abolitionist movements were most active in the northern states, where most people wanted to end slavery - though abolitionist movements also existed in the southern and western parts of the country.
This person published a book called 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which showed the horrors of enslavement
a - Richard Allen
b - Harriet Beecher Stowe
c - Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe published 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', which alerted people to nature of slavery in the south
True or false - the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 called on all US citizens to assist in returning enslaved people who escaped.
This is true. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 called on all US citizens to assist in returning enslaved people who escaped
True or False - The Compromise of 1850 disregarded the previous compromises and set up a way for territories acquired from Mexico to be admitted to the Union as free states or slave states
That is true. The Compromise of 1850 disregarded the previous compromises and set up a way for territories acquired from Mexico to be admitted to the Union as free states or slave states
True or false - Birthright Citizenship would be defined by the 14th Amendment and provide citizenship to anyone born in an area controlled by the United States.
That is true. Birthright Citizenship would be defined by the 14th Amendment (after the Civil War) and provide citizenship to anyone born in an area controlled by the United States.