American History: Slavery and Economy
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What was the primary purpose of the West Africa Squadron?

  • To regulate the cotton industry
  • To patrol the borders of Southern states
  • To prevent illegal importation of slaves (correct)
  • To promote the American Colonization Society

What was the outcome of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

  • The rebellion was successful in overthrowing planter families
  • The rebellion led to the establishment of the Abolitionist Movement
  • The rebellion resulted in the emancipation of all slaves in Virginia
  • The rebellion was defeated (correct)

What was the main purpose of the American Colonization Society?

  • To promote abolition in the United States
  • To regulate the cotton industry
  • To promote the expansion of slavery into western territories
  • To establish a colony for freed slaves in Africa (correct)

What was the primary goal of the Abolitionist Movement?

<p>To end slavery in the United States (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line?

<p>It designated the boundary between slave states and free states (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the 'Happy Slave' Myth?

<p>A myth that said slaves were happy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Free-Soil Party?

<p>To oppose the expansion of slavery into western territories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Amistad case?

<p>The enslaved Africans were freed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Gag Resolution?

<p>To prohibit the discussion of slavery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the Underground Railroad?

<p>A secret network of northerners who helped fugitive slaves escape (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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