Slavery Test

Abolitionist

People who worked to end slavery

What was the Underground Network

A network of hiding place that slaves used to help them escape north

Who was Harriet Tubman

She was born into slavery and escaped and then went back 19 times to free others

who was Frederick Douglas

He was a former enslaved man and then became a prominent activist, author and speaker

How did Frederick Douglas learn how to read

His mistress taught him

What did slavery do to Frederick Douglass’s mistress

Slavery made her tender-hearted but then made her stone, cold-hearted, and she lost her charm

What is Frederick Douglass comparing him to the white boys of the neighborhood

He is saying that he had much more access to food compared to the other boys

What is Frederick Douglass saying about education to slaves

He is saying that generally slaves did not have an education and it was bad to teach them

What did we learn about Frederick Douglass

That no matter what people said he still did whatever he wanted to, he was brave

What is the message of Ain’t I A Women speech

That men and women should be created equal and that women can be as brave and strong as men

Secede

The act of leaving

Confederacy

South

Union

North

which state was the first to secede from the union

south Carolina

where was the first battle of the war

Fort Sumter

What is the message of the cartoon

That “if I am leaving then you are too.”

Who was the head of the Confederacy Army

Robert E.Lee

Who was the head of the Union Army

U.S Grant

What where the advantages of the North, (Union)

Greater population, Manufacturing, More money, control of railroads, cause of ending slavery

What where the advantages of the south (Confederacy)

Fighting on their own land, had a bigger spirit, more experiences with guns, better generals

What was the Emancipation Proclamation

It was where enslaved people in confederate states where free

What was the Cotton Gin

1793, a machine made by Eli Whitney, which made the production of cotton much faster

What was the Missouri Compromise

1820, It was where a line was drawn across the country, above the line was free states and below the line where slaves states

What was the California Gold Rush

1849, gold was discovered in California, settelers moved west

What was the Compromise of 1850

It was where California would come into the US as a free state, the fugitive slave act was passed

What was the Fugitive Slave Act

It was where enslaved people who ran away to the north had to be returned

What was Uncle Tom’s Cabinn

It was a book that depicted an African American Family Fleeing Slavery

What was the Nebraska Act

1854, two new terretoires were coming into the union, kansas and Nebraska, the decision was made to let the states vote for themselves

Who was Dred Scott

He was an enslaved man brought by a doctor in Missouri, a slave state he sued for his freedom, the court said no

What was John Brown’s Raid

October 16, 1859, John brown led a group on a raid on harpers ferry, virginia

What was the Election of 1860

There were 4 canidates, Lincoln won with only 39.8% of the popular vote, the south was very very angry