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
How did the United States gain Texas as a state?
Fought and bought (Mexican American War and the Guadelupe Hidalgo Treaty)
What was William Henry Harrison's campaign slogan?
Tippacanoe and Tyler too!
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
What country shared the Oregon territory with the United States?
Britain
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
What was the slogan to show support for gaining Oregon?
Fifty-four forty or fight
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
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
How much did the Texas territory cost the United States?
$15 million
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
This region was against the United States fighting Mexico
North
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 led the revolt in California?
John Fremont
He told his own story of surviving slavery