African American History

Question 1

Called the “Moses of her people.”

Answer 1

Harriet Tubman

Question 2

The power of state govt. vs. the power of the federal govt. describes the controversies/struggles over

Answer 2

nullification

Question 3

Term for a plantation manager

Answer 3

overseer

Question 4

Senator who proposed the Compromise of 1850 as a 5 point plan that passed as separate proposals

Answer 4

Henry Clay

Question 5

Another word for an African American folk song

Answer 5

Spiritual

Question 6

The abolitionist who founded the newspaper “The Liberator.”

Answer 6

William Lloyd Garrison

Question 7

Only 1/3 of these were located in the South

Answer 7

Rail Line

Question 8

Term for Southerners who rented land to farm

Answer 8

Tenant Farmers

Question 9

City where Anderson’s Tredegar Iron Works was located.

Answer 9

Richmond

Question 10

More successful when slaves escaped from the Upper South. railroad

Answer 10

Freedom

Question 11

Proposed by Stephen Douglas to settle the dispute over free vs. slave states

Answer 11

Popular Sovereignty

Question 12

Famous escaped slave and abolitionist (male)

Answer 12

Frederick Douglass

Question 13

Were responsible for raising slave children if their parents were sold.

Answer 13

extended families

Question 14

Money used to invest in businesses

Answer 14

Capital

Question 15

This area strongly supported war with Mexico

Answer 15

This area strongly supported war with Mexico

Question 16

Region that included the states of GA, SC, AL, MS, LA, FL, AK, TX

Answer 16

Deep South

Question 17

Word for Southern farmers who didn’t own slaves

Answer 17

Yeomen

Question 18

Denied to slaves to make it more difficult to escape.

Answer 18

Education

Question 19

African slave who led a violent slave rebellion in 1831

Answer 19

Nat Turner

Question 20

Political Party formed when presidential candidates took no position on slavery in 1848

Answer 20

Free Soil

Question 21

Many slaves in the South with no money to buy goods discouraged this from developing

Answer 21

Industry

Question 22

Area south of PA and north of SC and east of the Appalachian Mts

Answer 22

Upper South

Question 23

network of secret routes and safehouses that aided escaped slaves.

Answer 23

Underground Railroad

Question 24

A book written by Harriet Beecher about the reality of slavery. Book was written to give African-Americans a voice. Her book was so influential it basically started the Civil War.

Answer 24

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Question 25

A division in the US of the North and the South. This occurred due to the issues of slavery. Southerners defended slavery and northerners disapproved of slavery.

Answer 25

Sectionalism

Question 26

An Abolitionist and author. She was a former slave who became an abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She was an important leader in the fight to end slavery. She was an excellent speaker, dedicated her life to ending slavery and working for women’s rights.

Answer 26

Sojourner

Question 27

Became Law 1834, Created two new territories and allowed for popular sovereignty. This act nearly doubled the amount of land open to slavery. Slavery became a dividing factor between the parties in the South and North. A Republican party was founded by the anti-slavery members.

Answer 27

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 28

Why did cities grow slowly in the South?

Answer 28

Cities grew more slowly in the South due to the lack of railroads and transportation.

Question 29

Why did literacy lag in the South?

Answer 29

If slaves knew how to read and became literate they would become a threat to slave owners.

Question 30

Majority use of slaves in the deep south?

Answer 30

Enslaved people did many kinds of work on a plantation, but most were field hands.

Question 31

Why were Slave Codes more strictly enforced in the deep south?

Answer 31

Slave codes in Southern states were created to prevent rebellion.Violent rebellion by Nat Turner led to stricter codes after 1831.

Question 32

Major goal of the American Colonization Society?

Answer 32

To free slaves. To purchase slaves to send them abroad to start new lives.

Question 33

Effect of protective tariffs?

Answer 33

The protective tariffs were supposed to create a rise in domestically produced goods by supporting local industry. In reality protective tariffs hurt the consumers because it caused domestic goods to rise. They were too high and had to be lowered.

Question 34

Impact of the Fugitive Slave Act on the Underground Railroad?

Answer 34

The Underground Railroad became even more active as It helped fugitive slaves escape from their masters and go to a safe place.