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  • What impact did the publication of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' have?
    It resolved tensions over the Compromise of 1850.
    It encouraged Southern states to support abolition.
    It promoted the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
    It strengthened Northern opposition to slavery.
  • What did the Declaration of Sentiments advocate for?
    Equal rights for women
    Immediate abolition of slavery
    The right of states to secede
    Strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act
  • Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
    Battle of Gettysburg
    Battle of Vicksburg
    Battle of Antietam
    Battle of Fort Sumter
  • What was the importance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
    It outlined the Compromise of 1850.
    It supported popular sovereignty.
    It spread anti-slavery sentiment.
    It inspired the Fugitive Slave Act.
  • What was the primary cause of Southern secession following Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860?
    Fear that Lincoln would abolish slavery
    The North's industrial dominance
    Lincoln's support for high tariffs
    Disagreement over western expansion
  • Which event highlighted the increasing tensions over slavery and involved a failed attempt at a slave rebellion in Virginia?
    Dred Scott Decision
    John Brown's Raid
    Bleeding Kansas
    Nat Turner's Rebellion
  • What was Nat Turner's Rebellion?
    A violent revolt resulting in stricter slave codes
    The inspiration for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
    A successful slave uprising in Virginia
    A failed attempt to seize Harpers Ferry
  • What was the result of the Mexican-American War?
    The U.S. gained territory under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hida
    Texas became an independent nation.
    Slavery was abolished in new territories.
    Native American lands were protected.
  • What was the major consequence of the Compromise of 1850?
    California was admitted as a free state.
    Kansas and Nebraska entered as free states.
    Slavery was abolished in the South.
    The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed.
  • What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
    To declare opposition to the Civil War
    To negotiate the terms of the Fugitive Slave Act
    To advocate for the abolition of slavery
    To demand voting rights for women
  • Why is the Gettysburg Address considered one of the greatest speeches in U.S. history?
    It encouraged the Confederate states to rejoin the Union.
    It called for immediate abolition of slavery.
    It declared the end of the Civil War.
    It emphasized equality, national unity, and sacrifice.
  • What did Lincoln mean by the phrase, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
    Compromises would preserve national unity.
    Each state should govern itself independently.
    The Union must remain divided to maintain peace.
    The United States could not continue half slave and half fre
  • What was the main goal of Frederick Douglass' newspaper, 'The North Star'?
    To support women's suffrage
    To argue for emancipation and equal rights
    To promote the Compromise of 1850
    To expand westward territories
  • What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
    To free all slaves in the U.S.
    To support the Dred Scott decision
    To abolish slavery with the 13th Amendment
    To free slaves in Confederate-held territories
  • What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
    It established a balance between free and slave states.
    It repealed the Fugitive Slave Act.
    It declared that enslaved persons were property.
    It allowed California to enter as a free state.
  • What was the main idea of the Compromise of 1850?
    To ease tensions between North and South
    To nullify the Fugitive Slave Act
    To balance free and slave states in Congress
    To declare all territories free of slavery
  • Which states were affected by the Emancipation Proclamation?
    Confederate states in rebellion
    Northern free states
    Border states loyal to the Union
    All U.S. states
  • What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
    It resolved tensions between North and South.
    It intensified the debate over slavery and led to violence.
    It preserved the Missouri Compromise line.
    It ended popular sovereignty.
  • What led to 'Bleeding Kansas'?
    Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
    The Dred Scott decision
    The Missouri Compromise
    Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  • What was the main outcome of the Dred Scott decision?
    Enslaved people gained the right to sue in court.
    Slavery was banned in new territories.
    It affirmed the Missouri Compromise.
    Congress was prohibited from regulating slavery in the terri
  • What caused "Bleeding Kansas"?
    The Missouri Compromise line was reinstated.
    Pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers clashed violently.
    John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry inspired rebellion.
    The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed.
  • What was the Dred Scott decision?
    Enslaved persons were declared property.
    Slavery was declared unconstitutional.
    The Missouri Compromise was upheld.
    Congress could prohibit slavery in territories.
  • What was John Brown's goal at Harpers Ferry?
    To protest the Fugitive Slave Act
    To start a slave rebellion by seizing a federal arsenal
    To help the Union army capture a Confederate stronghold
    To negotiate peace between North and South
  • What was a major advantage of the North during the Civil War?
    Widespread support for secession
    Greater industrial capacity
    Superior military leadership
    Stronger relationships with foreign nations
  • Why did the South fear Lincoln's presidency?
    He advocated for states' rights over federal power.
    He opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
    He was a supporter of the Dred Scott decision.
    He planned to immediately abolish slavery in all states.
  • Why did many abolitionists also support women's rights?
    They were always led by the same individuals
    Abolitionists believed women were superior to men
    Women's rights leaders supported slavery
    Both movements focused on equality and human rights
  • What was Lincoln’s main message in the Gettysburg Address?
    To abolish slavery immediately
    To emphasize national unity and sacrifice
    To announce the Emancipation Proclamation
    To encourage the South to surrender
  • What were the results of the Civil War?
    Southern states gained greater independence
    The abolition of slavery and preservation of the Union
    The collapse of the Republican Party
    The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed
  • Who was the author of 'The Liberator,' an abolitionist newspaper?
    Frederick Douglass
    William Lloyd Garrison
    Nat Turner
    Harriet Tubman
  • What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
    To grant citizenship to formerly enslaved people
    To end slavery in the United States
    To declare secession unconstitutional
    To establish equal rights for all citizens
  • Which document declared that slaves in Confederate-held territory were to be freed?
    Emancipation Proclamation
    Gettysburg Address
    13th Amendment
    Compromise of 1850
  • What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?
    States to allow slavery
    A ban on the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
    Escaped slaves to be returned to their owners
    Slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty
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