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What was the primary purpose of the West Africa Squadron?
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?
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?
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?
What was the primary goal of the Abolitionist Movement?
What was the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line?
What was the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line?
What was the 'Happy Slave' Myth?
What was the 'Happy Slave' Myth?
What was the main purpose of the Free-Soil Party?
What was the main purpose of the Free-Soil Party?
What was the outcome of the Amistad case?
What was the outcome of the Amistad case?
What was the purpose of the Gag Resolution?
What was the purpose of the Gag Resolution?
What was the Underground Railroad?
What was the Underground Railroad?