Chapter 14 Study Guide

Question 0

Most of the United States’ cities were in the __________.

Answer 0

North

Question 1

What means did Harriet Tubman and others use to set slaves free in the North?

Answer 1

She and others went back and fourth across the Underground Railroad.

Question 2

Slaves were fighting for their __________ when they resisted slavery.

Answer 2

freedom

Question 3

By the middle of the 1850’s, most Southerners lived in small towns and __________.

Answer 3

plantations

Question 4

Holding back on work is one way that slaves __________.

Answer 4

resisted slavery

Question 5

By the 1850’s, most Northern states had __________ slavery.

Answer 5

outlawed

Question 6

Slavery was __________ for the Southern economy.

Answer 6

profitable

Question 7

People were angry because of the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case because they said that __________.

Answer 7

slaves had no rights and weren’t citizens

Question 8

A free African loved in fear of __________.

Answer 8

losing their freedom

Question 9

What led to violence in Kansas in 1854?

Answer 9

People from different states came to Kansas to vote for or not for slavery.

Question 10

Northerners didn’t want more slave states than free states. This problem was solved with the __________.

Answer 10

Missouri Compromise

Question 11

The __________ allowed California to be admitted to the Union as a free state.

Answer 11

Compromise of 1850

Question 12

Slavery was illegal in California and any other __________.

Answer 12

free states

Question 13

The __________ allowed people in certain areas to vote or not vote for slavery.

Answer 13

Kansas Nebraska Act

Question 14

The __________ was made up of states that remained loyal to the U.S.

Answer 14

Union

Question 15

__________ did not allow slaves to own land.

Answer 15

Slave Codes

Question 16

__________ is the idea that people of a state can choose the laws that best fit their need.

Answer 16

States Rights

Question 17

South Carolina was the first state to __________ from the Union.

Answer 17

secede

Question 18

States that left the Union were called the __________.

Answer 18

Confederacy

Question 19

Although some slaves found freedom in the North, the __________ said they had to be returned to their owners.

Answer 19

Fugitive Slave Law

Question 20

What problem was the Missouri Compromise supposed to solve? Was it successful?

Answer 20

The Missouri Compromise was supposed to restore the balance between states. It worked only temporarily.

Question 21

What are differences between the North and the South that made tensions grew?

Answer 21

One difference between the North and the South was their beliefs on tariffs. Another difference was their beliefs on slavery.

Question 22

Compare and contrast the ways Africans resisted slavery.

Answer 22

There are two ways that Africans resisted slavery. There are violent ways and peaceful ways. They broke tools and caused rebellions as violent ways. Non-violent ways include pretending to be sick and educating themselves.