How did slavery divide the nation? TUESDAY Turn to pages 50-51 of the Atlas. Read the introduction. Then look at graph A, “Slavery and Freedom...” Write North if the statement is true about the North, or write South if the statement is true about the South... Its economy depended on slave labor. _________________ Feared being outvoted in the Senate. _________________ Slavery was banned in almost all states in the region. _________________ Slaves made up 34% of the total population. _________________ WEDNESDAY Compare map B, “Missouri Compromise,” to map C, “Dred Scott Decision.” Use them to answer the following questions.. Did the number of slave states increase or decrease between 1820 and 1857? _____________ In 1857 what was the only free state in the West? ___________________ What Supreme Court decision allowed slavery in every territory? ______________________________________ Look at picture D and read the caption. Then answer the following questions.. What was the Underground Railroad? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who escaped using the Underground Railroad? _______________________ FRIDAY Use map E, “Slavery and Cotton,” to match the region with the regional characteristic.. Characteristic Region (Circle) More slave labor * * North / South Cotton plantations here * * North / South More cotton textile mills * North / South