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Abolition of Slavery in the USA 01
Which American states were in favour of slavery?

Abolition of Slavery in the USA 01

This KS3 History quiz looks at the abolition of slavery in the USA. Early in the seventeenth century, a Dutch ship arrived in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. On board was a 'cargo' of about twenty Africans. These people had been kidnapped and were sold to wealthy Europeans as slaves. They were the very first of an estimated seven million Africans who were forced into slavery in the New World during the next one hundred and fifty years. They were a cheaper and more plentiful source of labour than servants brought over from Europe.

Slavery was not as widespread in the northern states of America and by the start of the nineteenth century they had abolished slavery. In Britain, the textile industry was becoming more mechanised and required an increased supply of cotton. The southern states of America had perfect conditions for growing cotton, so many plantations changed from tobacco production to cotton production. The cotton plantations required a lot of labour so slavery remained firmly in place. In the mid-nineteenth century conflict grew between the northern and southern states over the issue of slavery, leading to a long and bitter civil war.

1.
Who led an American slave rebellion in 1831?
Ben Carter
Lon Barker
Nat Turner
Tom Mercer
Turner believed that God chose him to lead the revolt
2.
White men who controlled plantation slaves were known as what?
Overlookers
Overlords
Overseers
Overviewers
They kept their slaves under control by severe punishment for even minor things
3.
William Lloyd Garrison fought slavery by writing in which newspaper?
The Freedom Herald
The Liberator
The Saviour
The Voice of Reason
He was an important person in the abolition movement
4.
Which American states were in favour of slavery?
Northern states
Southern states
Eastern states
Western states
The plantations were located in the south
5.
How many southern states split from the United States in 1860-61?
5
7
9
11
When South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas split from the United States, it led to the civil war. When the war started, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina joined them
6.
In 1859, who raided a weapons store in order to arm slaves?
Jack White
John Brown
Mark Green
Simon Black
He was executed and is remembered in the song 'John Brown's Body'
7.
What did the southern states call themselves?
The Confederacy
The Constitution
The Federation
The Secession
The northern states were known as the Union
8.
Which was NOT a Confederate state?
Georgia
Indiana
Texas
Virginia
Georgia and Texas were confederate states from the start, Virginia was one of four states who joined when the civil war broke out
9.
Which book of 1852 describes the cruelty of slavery?
Anne of Green Gables
The Scarlet Letter
Tom Sawyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
It made a big impression on those who read it
10.
Who wrote the antislavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Louisa M. Alcott
Mark Twain
Nathaniel Hawthorne
It sold about 300,000 copies in the first year after publication which was remarkable as she was not an established author
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - The transatlantic slave trade overview

Author:  Jan Crompton

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