Women's Movement + Anti-Slavery
What were anti-slavery supporters called?
Anti-slavery supporters were called abolitionists.
What was the 1st phase in the industrialization of the North?
employers divided jobs into smaller steps
What is civil disobedience?
Civil disobedience is the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines.
What were the different classes of whites in the South?
The different classes of white in the south were yeomen, tenant farmer, rural poor, and plantation owner.
What caused the remaining slave states to secede from the Union?
People said if that was the only way to protect the Union then it was better for them to secede which is why the remaining slave states wanted to secede from the Union.
Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?
Elizabeth Blackwell tried and failed a multitude of times to get into med school. She then was accepted into Geneva College in NY and would graduate first in her class.
What was the 2nd phase in the industrialization of the North?
entrepreneurs built factories to bring specialized workers together
What was the fugitive slave law?
Fugitive slave law allowed slave-hunters to seize alleged fugitive slaves without due process of law and prohibited anyone from aiding escaped fugitives or obstructing their recovery.
Which was the largest class of white people?
The largest category of whites was Tenant farmers.
Who were the Know-Nothing Party?
The Know-Nothing Party was a party that consisted of natives.
What were the slave codes?
Slave codes were laws in the South that controlled enslaved people.
What was the 3rd phase in the industrialization of the North?
workers used machines to complete tasks
Who was John Brown?
John Brown was someone who led a group on a raid of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia.
Describe yeomen
(answers may very) - yeomen owned small farms of 50 to 200 acres, they did not practice plantation style agriculture. They grew crops themselves and did not trade with local merchants.
How did the Know-Nothing party get their name?
They got their name by them often answering questions with “I know nothing”.
Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was infrastructure like in the South?
Infrastructure in the South mainly consisted of waterways
What happened the day after Lincoln was elected?
The day after Lincoln was elected Fort Sumter had been attacked and the civil war had begun.
Describe tenant farmers
(answers may vary)- they rent land from property owners instead of owning it themselves. This catergory held most of the white southerners.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
It created two new territories, and allowed the power of popular sovereignty.
What document was read at the Seneca Falls Convention and who wrote it?
The document that was read at the Seneca Falls Convention was the Declaration of Sentiments. Elizabeth C. Stanton wrote the document.
Were there a lot of canals and roadways? What were the conditions of the roads? Did they have a lot of railroads? (IN THE SOUTH)
There were very few canals, and the roads were poor. Railroads were short and not linked together.
Who was president of the country that was formed when states seceded from the Union and what was this country called?
The president of the country that was formed when states seceded from the Union was Jefferson Davis. The country was called Confederate States of America.
Describe rural poors
(answers may vary)- stubborn and idependent
What did the act above repeal?
The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the Missouri compromise.