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Abraham Lincoln was President during the time of the abolition of slavery in the USA. In the mid-19^th century conflict grew between the northern and southern states over the issue of slavery, leading to a long and bitter civil war.

Here is our first History quiz on the Abolition of Slavery in the USA.

Who lead an American slave rebellion in 1831?

[ ]	Ben Carter
[ ]	Lon Barker
[ ]	Nat Turner
[ ]	Tom Mercer

White men who controlled plantation slaves were known as what?

[ ]	Overlookers
[ ]	Overlords
[ ]	Overseers
[ ]	Overviewers

William Lloyd Garrison fought slavery by writing in which newspaper?

[ ]	The Freedom Herald
[ ]	The Liberator
[ ]	The Saviour
[ ]	The Voice of Reason

Which American states were in favor of slavery?

[ ]	Northern states
[ ]	Southern states
[ ]	Eastern states
[ ]	Western states

How many southern states split from the United States in 1860-61?

[ ]	5
[ ]	7
[ ]	9
[ ]	11

In 1859, who raided a weapons store in order to arm slaves?

[ ]	Jack White
[ ]	John Brown
[ ]	Mark Green
[ ]	Simon Black

What did the southern states call themselves?

[ ]	The Confederacy
[ ]	The Constitution
[ ]	The Federation
[ ]	The Secession

Which was NOT a Confederate state?

[ ]	Georgia
[ ]	Indiana
[ ]	Texas
[ ]	Virginia

Which book of 1852 describes the cruelty of slavery?

[ ]	Anne of Green Gables
[ ]	The Scarlet Letter
[ ]	Tom Sawyer
[ ]	Uncle Tom's Cabin

10.

Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

[ ]	Harriet Beecher Stowe
[ ]	Louisa M. Alcott
[ ]	Mark Twain
[ ]	Nathaniel Hawthorne

U.S. History : Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Abolition of Slavery in the USA 1 (Answers)

Who lead an American slave rebellion in 1831?

[ ]	Ben Carter
[ ]	Lon Barker
[x]	Nat Turner
[ ]	Tom Mercer

Turner believed that God chose him to lead the revolt

White men who controlled plantation slaves were known as what?

[ ]	Overlookers
[ ]	Overlords
[x]	Overseers
[ ]	Overviewers

William Lloyd Garrison fought slavery by writing in which newspaper?

[ ]	The Freedom Herald
[x]	The Liberator
[ ]	The Saviour
[ ]	The Voice of Reason

Which American states were in favor of slavery?

[ ]	Northern states
[x]	Southern states
[ ]	Eastern states
[ ]	Western states

The plantations were located in the south

How many southern states split from the United States in 1860-61?

[ ]	5
[ ]	7
[ ]	9
[x]	11

This caused civil war to break out

In 1859, who raided a weapons store in order to arm slaves?

[ ]	Jack White
[x]	John Brown
[ ]	Mark Green
[ ]	Simon Black

He was executed and is remembered in the song 'John Brown's Body'

What did the southern states call themselves?

[x]	The Confederacy
[ ]	The Constitution
[ ]	The Federation
[ ]	The Secession

Which was NOT a Confederate state?

[ ]	Georgia
[x]	Indiana
[ ]	Texas
[ ]	Virginia

Which book of 1852 describes the cruelty of slavery?

[ ]	Anne of Green Gables
[ ]	The Scarlet Letter
[ ]	Tom Sawyer
[x]	Uncle Tom's Cabin

It made a big impression on those who read it

10.

Who wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

[x]	Harriet Beecher Stowe
[ ]	Louisa M. Alcott
[ ]	Mark Twain
[ ]	Nathaniel Hawthorne