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Arkansas History Chapter 05-3 Statehood (Pages 108-115)Reading Guide/Study Guid

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.  A is True, B is False
 

 1. 

Slave owners had a real fear of slave violence.
 

 2. 

Governor John Seldon Roane was a strong Union supporter in Arkansas and did not believe the state should leave the United States of America.
 

 3. 

Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about slave issues and made it seem acceptable
 

 4. 

The Kansas- Nebraska Act canceled out the previous restrictions created by the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
 

 5. 

John Brown was an outspoken supporter of slavery in the south.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

The number of slaves increased from around 5,000 to more than _______ in one 10 year period.
a.
10,000
c.
20,000
b.
15,000
d.
25,000
 

 7. 

According to the text, the life of a slave was
a.
hard but okay.
c.
difficult but not bad.
b.
miserable.
d.
none of these
 

 8. 

One form of daily resistance was called “__________.”
a.
puttin on ole massa
c.
acting sick
b.
running away
d.
none of these.
 

 9. 

Run away slaves were not usually looking for freedom but were looking for rest or
a.
going to church.
c.
visiting friends.
b.
hunting for food.
d.
none of these
 

 10. 

The Compromise of 1850  allowed California to enter the Union as a
a.
free state.
c.
slave-free state.
b.
slave state.
d.
none of these
 



 
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