1. Social Studies Chapter 3 Review

2. What two things caused sectionalism? A. slavery and tar B. cotton prices and slavery C. slavery and immigration D. slavery and tariffs

3. D. slavery and tariffs

4. People tried to fight slavery with all of these, except: A. the underground railroad B. writing about it C. speaking out against it D. returning escaped slaves to their owners

5. D. returning escaped slaves

6. What is an abolitionist? A. one who disappears B. one who wants to end slavery C. one who is in the military D. one who fights to keep slavery legal

7. B. one who wants to end slavery

8. William Lloyd Garrison: A. had many slaves B. was Stan, Kyle, Eric, and Kenny’s teacher C. paid for The Liberator and many Underground Railroad activities D. was the president of the Confederacy

9. C. paid for things to end slavery

10. How did the North make much of their income? A. from tourism B. from manufacturing C. from large farms D. from the sale of televisions

11. B. manufacturing

12. How did the South make much of their income? A. from tourism B. from manufacturing C. from large farms D. from the sale of televisions

13. C. large farms (plantations)

14. Which of these did most of the Northern states want? A. to leave the union B. to make slavery illegal C. to send slaves back to Africa D. to let each state decide slavery

15. B. make it illegal

16. What did the Fugitive Slave Law do? A. It helped slaves to become free. B. It gave fugitives food and shelter. C. It made runaway slaves return to the North. D. It made runaway slaves return to the South.

17. D. It sent them back to the South.

18. What was Uncle Tom’s Cabin? A. a guide to buying houses in the South B. a book about the benefits of slavery C. a book about the cruelty of slavery D. a magazine written to end slavery

19. C. a book about the cruelty of slavery

20. What did the Dred Scott Supreme Court case decide? A. that slaves had equal rights B. that schools should be separate, but equal C. slaves could become free through good deeds D. slaves were property and had no rights

21. D. They had no rights.

22. What did John Brown do? A. He invented the Cotton Gin. B. He tried to start a rebellion against slavery. C. He defended himself against the abolitionists. D. He wrote a newspaper trying to end slavery.

23. B. He tried to start a rebellion.

24. Which of these is true about Abraham Lincoln? A. He was a Democrat. B. He spent more time working on the farm than school, but still became a lawyer. C. He beat Stephen Douglas in the election. D. He chopped down his father’s favorite cherry tree and told the truth about it.

25. B. He still became a lawyer.

26. What happened because Lincoln was elected President? A. The Southern states left the Union. B. The South won the war. C. The Northern states left the Union. D. The sales of cotton went up.

27. A. The Southern states left the Union.

28. What officially started the Civil War? A. John Brown’s raid B. Lincoln was elected C. Confederates attacked Fort Sumter D. The Union attacked Nashville

29. C. Confederates attacked Fort Sumter.

30. Why is Harriet Tubman famous? A. She escaped slavery, then returned to help others escape. B. She formed an abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator. C. She helped many southerners get their slaves returned. D. She bought the train that traveled the Underground Railroad.

31. A. She helped others escape, too.

32. What did Lincoln think about slavery? A. The Constitution had the power to end it. B. It should spread to the new territories. C. It was morally and socially wrong. D. He treated his slaves well.

33. C. It was wrong.

34. What is another name for the United States? A. the Confederacy B. the United Kingdom C. Dixieland D. the Union

35. D. the Union