“A Nation Divided”Chapter 1 Test Review

Lesson 1.1

1. Where did most Southern's live in the mid 1850’s?A. The cityB. TownsC. Farms and small towns

C. Small Towns and Farms

Lesson 1.1

2. Where were most of the big cities in the United States by 1850?

A. NorthB. WestC. East

A. North

Lesson 1.3

3. How did the North feel about slavery in the 1850’s?

A. Most of the North had outlawed slavery.B. The North supported slavery.C. Factories hired slaves.

A. Most of the North outlawed slavery.

Lesson 1.2

4. What was the role of slavery in the Southern economy?

A. Slavery was expensive.B. Slavery was forbidden.C. Slavery was profitable.

C. Slavery was profitable.

Lesson 2.1

5. Which of the following was one way slaves resisted slavery?

A. Telling storiesB. SingingC. Holding back on work.

C. Holding back on work.

Lesson 2.2

6. Which of the following was a slave rebellion that ended with slaves being sent back to Africa?

A. New Haven rebellion.B. Amistad Rebellion.C. Slave Rebellion.

B. Amistad Rebellion.

Lesson 2.3

7. How did Harriet Tubman and others help slaves escape to freedom in the North?

a. Underground Railroadb. Churchesc. Schools

• Underground Railroad

Lesson 2.4

8. Which best describes life for free African Americans?

a. They feared losing their freedom.b. The lived free.c. They lived like slaves.

a. They feared losing their freedom.

Lesson 3.1

• 9. What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?A. Southern states were free states.B. Northerners did not want more slave states than

free states.C. Missouri had to choose to be a free or slave

state.

• Northerners did not want more slave states than free states.

Lesson 3.2

10. What led to violence in Kansas in 1854?A. North and South disagreed over the slave vote.B. Kansas was voted a slave state.C. Kansas was voted a free state.

• North and South disagreed over the slave vote.

Lesson 3.3

11.Why were people outraged over the Dred Scott decision?

A. They believed it would solve many problems.B. They agreed with the decision.C. The Court said African Americans had no rights.

• The Court said African Americans had no rights

Lesson 3.4

12. Which statement represents Lincoln’s and Douglas’ view on slavery?

A. They agreed on slavery.B. They opposed slavery.C. Lincoln opposed slavery and Douglas thought

slavery had its place.

• Lincoln opposed slavery and Douglas thought slaver had its place.

Lesson 4.1

13. Which of the following is a reason Southern states seceded from the Union?

A. The South supported the Union.B. The South wanted to end slavery.C. The South wanted to keep slavery.

• The South wanted to keep slavery.

Lesson 4.2

14. What was the official start of the Civil War?a. Battle at Fort Sumterb. Disagreement between North and South.c. Disagreement between Lincoln and Davis.

• Battle at Fort Sumter

Lesson 4.3

• 15. What did the North hope to achieve by fighting the Civil War?A. Preserve States’ Rights.B. To end slavery.C. Equality for all.

A. To end slavery.

Answer in complete sentences.

• 1. Why did the Southern states fear outlawing slavery?

Slavery was very profitable to the South. The goods slaves produced was worth twice the amount of a slave.

2. Explain how the Underground Railroad was so successful in the fight against slavery.

The Underground Railroad was an organized, secret system. Both whites and African Americans helped slaves escape to the North or Canada.

• 3. What was the main issue of the Missouri Compromise? Did it work?

The Missouri Compromise wanted to balance the power of the free and slave states. It worked for a while.

4.Why did Jefferson Davis think it was important to capture Fort Sumter?

Jefferson Davis knew the North was powerful. Fort Sumter was the last fort under Union control and was a threat to the Confederacy.

5. What were some of the goals of people had entering into the Civil War?

The people hoped to either end slavery or preserve slavery. Some wanted to preserve the Union and some wanted states’ rights.