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U.S. History : Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Abolition of Slavery in the USA 2 (Questions)

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The majority of slaves in the USA were Africans. Slavery in the United States was abolished in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Today, slavery is illegal in most countries.

Test your knowledge in our second History quiz on the Abolition of Slavery in the USA.

1. Who bought himself out of slavery and lead black Americans in the 1850s?
[ ] Arthur Kendrick
[ ] Frank Murchison
[ ] Frederick Douglass
[ ] Gilbert Batchelor
2. The American Civil War began in which year?
[ ] 1859
[ ] 1861
[ ] 1863
[ ] 1866
3. Who was elected President of the Confederate states?
[ ] Jefferson Davis
[ ] Robert E. Lee
[ ] Thomas Jefferson
[ ] Ulysses S. Grant
4. The northern states were known as what?
[ ] The Affiliation
[ ] The Communion
[ ] The Dominion
[ ] The Union
5. Which was NOT a Union state?
[ ] Alabama
[ ] Illinois
[ ] Kansas
[ ] Ohio
6. In what year did the USA abolish slavery?
[ ] 1863
[ ] 1865
[ ] 1867
[ ] 1869
7. Who was President at the time of abolition?
[ ] Abraham Lincoln
[ ] Andrew Johnson
[ ] George Washington
[ ] James Garfield
8. Freedom for the slaves was also known as what?
[ ] Constipation
[ ] Emancipation
[ ] Emasculation
[ ] Syncopation
9. The North won the Civil War in which year?
[ ] 1864
[ ] 1865
[ ] 1866
[ ] 1867
10. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned slavery?
[ ] 9th
[ ] 13th
[ ] 17th
[ ] 23rd
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U.S. History : Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Abolition of Slavery in the USA 2 (Answers)
1. Who bought himself out of slavery and lead black Americans in the 1850s?
[ ] Arthur Kendrick
[ ] Frank Murchison
[x] Frederick Douglass
[ ] Gilbert Batchelor
He had taught himself to read and write
2. The American Civil War began in which year?
[ ] 1859
[x] 1861
[ ] 1863
[ ] 1866
The anti-slavery North versus the slave-owning South
3. Who was elected President of the Confederate states?
[x] Jefferson Davis
[ ] Robert E. Lee
[ ] Thomas Jefferson
[ ] Ulysses S. Grant
4. The northern states were known as what?
[ ] The Affiliation
[ ] The Communion
[ ] The Dominion
[x] The Union
5. Which was NOT a Union state?
[x] Alabama
[ ] Illinois
[ ] Kansas
[ ] Ohio
6. In what year did the USA abolish slavery?
[ ] 1863
[x] 1865
[ ] 1867
[ ] 1869
7. Who was President at the time of abolition?
[x] Abraham Lincoln
[ ] Andrew Johnson
[ ] George Washington
[ ] James Garfield
He took office as President in March 1861
8. Freedom for the slaves was also known as what?
[ ] Constipation
[x] Emancipation
[ ] Emasculation
[ ] Syncopation
The Emancipation Proclamation set free the slaves in the Confederate states
9. The North won the Civil War in which year?
[ ] 1864
[x] 1865
[ ] 1866
[ ] 1867
10. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned slavery?
[ ] 9th
[x] 13th
[ ] 17th
[ ] 23rd
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