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A Nation Dividing: 3rd Grade-Chapter 9-Test Review Answer Key

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Beliefs of People
#1 This group of people wanted to end slavery right away. Abolitionists
#2 This man owned slaves, but he did not want slavery to spread. Zachary Taylor
#3 This man believed that slaves were property. John C. Calhoun
#4 This man improved Henry Clay's bill by dividing it into five separate bills. Stephen Douglas
#5 This man planned to let people in the territories vote whether they wanted to be a free or slave state. Henry Clay
North (Free states) vs. South (Slave states)
#1 This side said that slavery was necessary to their way of life. The South
#2 This side said that it was wrong to treat other human beings as property. The North
#3 People in this sort of state thought that slaves stole themselves when they ran away. Slave state
#4 People in this sort of state did not agree with the Fugitive Slave Act (which said that slaves who ran away, should be returned to their masters). Free states
#5 Many people in this area beiieved that the Bible allowed people to own slaves. Slave states
Run Away Slaves
#1 This group of people helped runaway slaves. Underground Railroad
#2 This man excaped slavery by being mailed in a box. Henry Brown
#3 This person worked with the Underground Railroad after escaping from slavery. Harriet Tubman
#4 This slave's case went all the way to the Supreme Court. Dred Scott
#5 This slave's freedom was bought by free black Americans (after he had tried to escape with a sailor friend to Boston but was captured and returned to his master). Anthony Burns
Changes
#1 Many southern states did this because they did not trust the president to protect their right to own slaves. Seceded
#2 Abolitionists wanted to end this right away. Slavery
#3 This is the special name that a state earned because of all the fighting about slavery. "Bleeding Kansas"
#4 This new political party formed from the Whigs in the South. American Party
#5 This new political party formed from the Whigs in the North. Republican Party
Presidents
#1 This president was born in a log cabin. Abraham Lincoln
#2 These are the first five presidents of the United States. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
#3 Many southern states seceded from the United States when this man became president. Abraham Lincoln
#4 This president owned slaves, but did not want slavery to spread. Zachary Taylor
#5 This president won the election of 1856 and was the 15th president of the USA. James Buchanan
Final Question