In what way did Uncle Tom's Cabin change the attitude of Northerners about slavery?

Question

They began to view it as a political problem.

They began to view it as an economic problem.

They began to view it as a moral problem.

They began to feel it was none of their concern.

Answer 1

They began to view it as a moral problem. Uncle Tom's Cabin depicted the dramatic and heartbreaking realities of slavery, causing many Northerners to question the morality of allowing it to continue. This novel played a significant role in mobilizing public opinion against slavery and ultimately contributing to the start of the Civil War.

Answer 2

"The legislative package known as the Compromise of 1850 postponed the Civil War by a decade. However, like the 1820 Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 failed to resolve the question of slavery in a meaningful way. Over the course of the 1850s, the inadequacies of both measures were made painfully clear. 'Popular sovereignty' undermined the Missouri compromise by suggesting the earlier division of the country along the thirty-sixth parallel into free states and slave states no longer applied. Indeed, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 permitted slavery. The resulting bloodshed in Kansas, like later incidents at Harper's Ferry, presaged the violent conflict of the Civil War." —Library of Congress

Use the passage to answer the question.

What does the author mean in saying that popular sovereignty "undermined the Missouri compromise”? (1 point)

It maintained the division of free and slave states.
It maintained the division of free and slave states.

It expanded slavery to the Northern free states.
It expanded slavery to the Northern free states.

It forced slaves who had escaped to be returned to a slave state.
It forced slaves who had escaped to be returned to a slave state.

It reopened debate over the border between free and slave states.
It reopened debate over the border between free and slave states.

Answer 3

It reopened debate over the border between free and slave states. The author is referring to how popular sovereignty, allowing territories to decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery, undermined the Missouri Compromise's division of free and slave states along a specific geographic boundary. This led to the reopening of debates and conflicts over the issue of slavery in the territories.

Answer 4

As leader of the Republican Party, Lincoln was outspoken in his views on slavery and expressed them during the debates of 1858. Which of the following would best fit with his position?
(1 point)

Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850

Wilmot Proviso
Wilmot Proviso

Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act

Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott decision

Answer 5

Wilmot Proviso. The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendment to a bill in 1846 that would have prohibited the expansion of slavery into the territories acquired from Mexico. Lincoln's position on slavery aligned with the Wilmot Proviso, as he was opposed to the spread of slavery into new territories. This was in line with his views as expressed during the debates of 1858.

Answer 6

Which two of the following were strategies used by the Union during the Civil War? (4 points)

naval blockade

defensive war

seizing control of the Mississippi River

relying on European countries for supplies

Answer 7

-The Union used naval blockades as a strategy during the Civil War to prevent the Confederacy from receiving supplies and engaging in international trade.

-The Union also strategically focused on seizing control of the Mississippi River to cut off Confederate communication and supply lines and divide the Confederacy in half.

Answer 8

pick two

Answer 9

Apologies for the oversight. I will rephrase the selections to align with your instruction:

- Naval blockade
- Seizing control of the Mississippi River

Answer 10

Which region's primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

Answer 11

The region in 1861 whose primary economic activity was the cultivation of cotton was the Southern states of the United States, particularly the states that formed the Confederacy during the Civil War.