Vocabulary
Antebellum
Occurring/ existing before a war
What region was more industrialized during the antebellum period?
North
Frederick Douglass
An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author, and public speaker.
True or False: The slaves that most free blacks purchased were relatives whom they later manumitted
True
Manumission
Release from slavery.
Where were some black property owners able to vote?
North
Solomon Northup
An American abolitionist and author that was born free but spent 12 years in slavery.
What was Freedom's Journal?
The first black-owned newspaper
Fugitive Slave Law 1850
Forced Northern law enforcement officers to aid in the recapture of runaway slaves
How did the north and south differ economically?
The south was known to be more economically developed as they had many large plantations and fields for farming.
Harriet Bolling
A former slave that was freed in 1842 and was allowed to stay in Virginia when generally, other freed African Americans were required to leave the state.
Did more free blacks live in the North or the South?
South