OSAT Middle Level Social Studies
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Harper's Ferry - CORRECT ANSWER - John Brown's scheme to invade the South with
armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal; Brown and
remnants were caught by Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
Dred Scott v. Stanford decision - CORRECT ANSWER - -blacks could not sue because
they have no rights
-a slave residing in a free state does not make that slave free
-congress could not prohibit slavery in a territory
Bleeding Kansas - CORRECT ANSWER - A sequence of violent events involving
abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute
further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
Northern Economy - CORRECT ANSWER - Manufacturing and trade. Many cities with
factories.
Southern Economy - CORRECT ANSWER - was based on agriculture (cash crops) and
slave labor
Sectionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather
than to the nation as a whole
Sojourner Truth - CORRECT ANSWER - United States abolitionist and feminist who was
freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of
women (1797-1883)
, Elizabeth Cady Stanton - CORRECT ANSWER - A prominent advocate of women's
rights, Stanton organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott
William Lloyd Garrison - CORRECT ANSWER - 1805-1879. Prominent American
abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The
Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Horace Mann - CORRECT ANSWER - United States educator who introduced reforms
that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
Dorthea Dix - CORRECT ANSWER - Tireless reformer, who worked mightily to improve
the treatment of the mentally ill. Appointed superintendent of women nurses for the Union
forces.
Second Great Awakening - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of religious revivals starting in
1801, based on Methodism and Baptism. Stressed a religious philosophy of salvation through
good deeds and tolerance for all Protestant sects. The revivals attracted women, Blacks, and
Native Americans.
Nat Turner - CORRECT ANSWER - Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia.
Revolt led to the deaths of 20 whites and 40 blacks and led to the "gag rule' outlawing any
discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives
Underground Railroad - CORRECT ANSWER - a system of secret routes used by
escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
Harriet Tubman - CORRECT ANSWER - United States abolitionist born a slave on a
plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading
other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
Indian Removal Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Passed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson
to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Harper's Ferry - CORRECT ANSWER - John Brown's scheme to invade the South with
armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal; Brown and
remnants were caught by Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
Dred Scott v. Stanford decision - CORRECT ANSWER - -blacks could not sue because
they have no rights
-a slave residing in a free state does not make that slave free
-congress could not prohibit slavery in a territory
Bleeding Kansas - CORRECT ANSWER - A sequence of violent events involving
abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute
further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
Northern Economy - CORRECT ANSWER - Manufacturing and trade. Many cities with
factories.
Southern Economy - CORRECT ANSWER - was based on agriculture (cash crops) and
slave labor
Sectionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather
than to the nation as a whole
Sojourner Truth - CORRECT ANSWER - United States abolitionist and feminist who was
freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of
women (1797-1883)
, Elizabeth Cady Stanton - CORRECT ANSWER - A prominent advocate of women's
rights, Stanton organized the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott
William Lloyd Garrison - CORRECT ANSWER - 1805-1879. Prominent American
abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The
Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Horace Mann - CORRECT ANSWER - United States educator who introduced reforms
that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
Dorthea Dix - CORRECT ANSWER - Tireless reformer, who worked mightily to improve
the treatment of the mentally ill. Appointed superintendent of women nurses for the Union
forces.
Second Great Awakening - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of religious revivals starting in
1801, based on Methodism and Baptism. Stressed a religious philosophy of salvation through
good deeds and tolerance for all Protestant sects. The revivals attracted women, Blacks, and
Native Americans.
Nat Turner - CORRECT ANSWER - Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia.
Revolt led to the deaths of 20 whites and 40 blacks and led to the "gag rule' outlawing any
discussion of slavery in the House of Representatives
Underground Railroad - CORRECT ANSWER - a system of secret routes used by
escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
Harriet Tubman - CORRECT ANSWER - United States abolitionist born a slave on a
plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading
other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
Indian Removal Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Passed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson
to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted
