Social Studies Chapter 3 Review

1. Social Studies Chapter 3 Review

2. What two things caused sectionalism?A. slavery and tarB. cotton prices and slaveryC. slavery and immigrationD. slavery and tariffs

3. D. slavery and tariffs

4. People tried to fight slavery with all of these, except:A. the underground railroadB. writing about itC. speaking out against itD. returning escaped slaves to their owners

5. D. returning escaped slaves

6. What is an abolitionist?A. one who disappearsB. one who wants to end slaveryC. one who is in the militaryD. one who fights to keep slavery legal

7. B. one who wants to end slavery

8. William Lloyd Garrison:A. had many slavesB. was Stan, Kyle, Eric, and Kenny’s teacherC. paid for The Liberator and many Underground Railroad activitiesD. 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 tourismB. from manufacturingC. from large farmsD. from the sale of televisions

11. B. manufacturing

12. How did the South make much of their income?A. from tourismB. from manufacturingC. from large farmsD. 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 unionB. to make slavery illegalC. to send slaves back to AfricaD. 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 SouthB. a book about the benefits of slaveryC. a book about the cruelty of slaveryD. 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 rightsB. that schools should be separate, but equalC. slaves could become free through good deedsD. 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 raidB. Lincoln was electedC. Confederates attacked Fort SumterD. 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 ConfederacyB. the United KingdomC. DixielandD. the Union

35. D. the Union