1. Ms. Stevens’ Class Date:_______________ Name:_____________________________
Block 1
North/South/Slavery
Pop Quiz
1. Opponents of slavery were known as
______________________________.
2. True or False: Windows in Northern mills were opened
often to ventilate the factory floor.
a)False
b)True
3. Harriet Tubman, a courageous conductor on the
Underground Railroad, once had a reward for her capture
offered in the amount of:
a) $100,000
b) $986
c) $40,000
d)$10,000
4. The system of different combinations of dots and dashes that
represent each letter of the alphabet and was used as a quick
form of communication in the 19th Century was called:
a) The Lowell System
b) Morse Code
c) Abolitionist Communication
d)Rhode Island System
5. British mechanic and textile businessman Samuel Slater
implemented the ________ ____________ System, which
encouraged the hiring of entire families and dividing factory
work into simple tasks.

2. 6. Robert Fulton was known for perfecting his design of the
__________________.
7. Workers would sometimes go on ________ to force factory
owners to meet their demands for better pay and working
conditions.
8. The first locomotive in the United States was built by
__________ ____________.
9. The area from Virginia to Texas, known for high cotton
production in the early 19th Century was known as the
_________________ __________.
10. This group was the largest group of whites in the
South during the period leading up to the Civil War:
a) Yeoman Farmers
b) Poor Whites
c) Planters
11. Which of the following was NOT a part of a Southern
Plantation?
a) Overseer’s House
b) Smokehouse
c) Mill
d)Slave Cabins
12. Which was the BEST reason that slave codes (laws
restricting the rights/freedoms of slaves and freed blacks)
were strengthened at times?
a) Racism
b) Slave revolts
c) Increase in demand for slave labor

3. 13. True or False: Slaves had only four hours between
work days.
a) False
b) True
14. Define abolition:
15. This person believed that all humans were entitled to
their “God-given rights…”:
a) William Lloyd Garrison
b) Jefferson Davis
c) Abraham Lincoln
d)Andrew Jackson
16. Which of the following was known for her deep voice,
quick wit and her commitment to preach about the truth of
women’s rights and slavery?:
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Sojourner Truth
c) Angelina Grimke’
d)Sarah Grimke’
*EXTRA CREDIT* (5 points)
What abolitionist was credited with creating the
abolitionist newspaper called “The North Star?”