Antebellum
Who were the wealthiest people during the Antebellum period?
Plantation Owners
Slavery
The Missouri Compromise brought ___________ into the Union as a slave state
Missouri
Under the Compromise of 1850, the north got ____________________
California entered into the Union as a free state
Why did Dred Scott sue?
He thought he should be free since he was taken to a free state
The South's economy was based on _____________ during Antebellum
Agriculture/farming
What is an abolitionist? What region were they found in (north or south)?
Someone who wanted to get rid of slavery; North
The Missouri Compromise brought ____________ into the Union as a free state
Maine
Under the Compromise of 1850, the south got _____________________
Slaves are not citizens and cannot sue.
The North's economy was based on ______________ during Antebellum
Industry/factories
This invention caused slavery to increase in the south...
Cotton gin
The Missouri Compromise was important because it kept the _______________ even temporarily
Number of slave/free states; balance of power
12 Years a Slave is based on the life of _____________. A free man who was sent to the south because of Fugitive Slave Act.
Solomon Northup
Why did the Presidential Election of 1860 lead to the Civil War?
The South thought Lincoln was going to get rid of slavery, and southern states seceded.
The term "Antebellum" means ________________
Before the (Civil) war
This region felt the federal government should not make laws for them or interfere with them
South
The Missouri Compromise claimed that any territory that became a state below the Missouri border would be a _________state (free or slave)
Slave
The Compromise of 1850 made the number of slave states and free states uneven. Which side now had more?
Free states; 16 to 15
Name 3 things/events that caused more of a divide between the North and South and led to the Civil War.
-Slavery
-States rights
-Nullification
-Missouri Compromise
-Compromise of 1850
-Election of 1860
-Uncle Tom's Cabin
-John Brown's Raid
Why did the south not want to get rid of slavery during the Antebellum period?
They depended on it for money (economy); they used slaves for agriculture/cotton
Who did the ruling in the Dred Scott case favor? How?
South; It supported the idea that slaves were not citizens
What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise line?
It determined where slavery was allowed or was not allowed in new states. Slavery was allowed below the line, but not above the line
Who wrote the Compromise of 1850 AND the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
The popular novel about slavery by Harriet Beecher Stowe that was banned in the South was called _______________
Uncle Tom's Cabin