8 Questions
What was the main economic reliance of the Southern states during the American Civil War?
Plantations
When did the slave population in the U.S. exceed two million?
Mid-19th century
What was the primary crop that most of the slave population in the U.S. worked on?
Cotton
Which of the following continents had a long history of slavery according to Britannica (2020)?
Europe
What was the primary basis for the Northern economy before the American Civil War?
Manufacturing
Who led the compromise that allowed Missouri admission as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
Sen. Henry Clay of Kentucky
What was the primary reason for the Northern members of Congress to attach amendments restricting further slaveholding?
To prevent the expansion of slavery into new territories
What was the outcome of the compromise led by Sen. Henry Clay of Kentucky?
Missouri admission as a slave state and Maine as a free state
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