People who lived in the North in the1830s and 1840s rarely had to think about slavery since it didn’t affect them personally. What changed all that and put slavery front and center in their everyday lives? A. the opening of the Underground Railroad B. the opening of a slave market in New York C. the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 D. the Civil War

1. By 1850, the great majority of African Americans in the United States A:A. lived in cities. B:B. had some legal rights. C:C. lived in slavery. D:D. lived in the North.Turn In2. How were the lives of enslaved African Americans similar to the lives of free African Americans? A:A. Both had some rights under the law. B:B. Both experienced racism and discrimination. C:C. Both were denied the right to own land. D:D. Both were regarded as property under the law.Turn In3. Which of the following is an example of discrimination against African Americans? A:A. African Americans could only work for wealthy planters. B:B. African Americans could travel freely around the country. C:C. African Americans were not allowed to live in the North. D:D. African Americans were denied the right to vote.Turn In4. What is segregation? A:A. separating free African Americans from enslaved African Americans B:B. social separation of groups of people, especially by race C:C. assigning tasks to certain groups of enslaved African Americans D:D. instruction on how to escape from a state with slavery to a free stateTurn In5. Who is known for becoming the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church? A:A. Frederick Douglass B:B. Richard Allen C:C. Harriet Powers D:D. W. E. B. Du BoisTurn In6. The National Council of Colored People was formed to A:A. protest the treatment of African Americans. B:B. teach free African Americans to grow cotton. C:C. encourage southern states to preserve slavery. D:D. support the use of the cotton gin in the South.Turn In7. How did the cotton gin affect the economy of the South? A:A. Its failure led Southerners to plant wheat. B:B. It decreased the production of cotton. C:C. It decreased the demand for the labor of enslaved people. D:D. It increased the profitability of cotton.Turn In

Once popular sovreignty became the plan for deciding the role of slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska Territoties what occurred next?A.everyone got alongB.the transcontinental railroad became the major source of employment for new citizensC.the Civil War startedD.people moved from slave and free states to vote, leading to conflict and violence between the two sides

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe influenced Northerners in what way?Group of answer choicesIt humanized slaves making many more racially sensitivethey became more hostile toward slaverythey became impassioned abolitioniststhey accepted slavery as beneficial

The Fugitive Slave Law was a portion of the Compromise of 1850 that greatly upset people in the North, especially abolitionists. Which of the following were reasons Northerners were upset? (pick 2)A.anyone could claim someone was an escaped slave and that person would be taken into custodyB.escaped slaves would not be given trials by juryC.it made it easier for those who escaped to gain rights as citizensD.anyone caught aiding in the escape of a slave could be fined and possibly sent to prison

4. How did the institution of slavery change over the course of the Triangle trade and colonialism? A. Enslaved people were able to maintain family bonds as they traveled together. B. Enslaved people were able to gain freedom after a term of work. C. Enslavement became a permanent status that people were born into. D. Enslaved people were imported from South America instead of Africa.