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South North Civil War
1) The geographic region of the United States that generally supported slavery was called the _____________.
2) The geographic region of the United States that generally opposed the expansion of slavery into new areas was called the ___________.
3) A conflict between two groups or sections of the same country is called a __________________________________.
Circle N or S to indicated whether each statement best describes the North of the South.
N or S 4) Farming was a way of life for most people in this region, and cotton the most important crop.
N or S 5) This region had large, growing cities that were connected by canals and railroads.
N or S 6) Workers in this region were paid for their work and were free to take a job or not.
N or S 7) This region depended heavily on workers who were not paid for their labor and who were considered the property of the people they worked for.
8) What was the name of the compromise in which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a free state, and a line was drawn at the 36, 30' parallel to determine which areas to the west would be "free" and which would be "slave"?
9) People like Frederick Douglass, who write books and gave speeches against slavery, were called...
10) Describe the Compromise of 1850?
11) Why was Kansas known as, "Bleeding Kansas" in the mid 1850's?
12) Which of the below groups would probably have been most most angry about the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860?
a) enslaved African Americans b) slave owners
c) abolitionists d) conductors on the Underground Railroad