Key Figures
Who was John Brown?
A man who planned to free slaves in Kansas and was killed while trying to steal weapons at Harpers Ferry.
What did the North's economy depend on?
Industry and production of goods.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
A law passed to maintain the balance of slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wants to get rid of slavery.
Why did Missouri become a slave state?
To keep the balance of slave vs. free states.
Who led a slave revolt in Virginia?
Nat Turner.
What did the South's economy depend on?
Agriculture and farming.
What did the Kansas Nebraska Act lead to?
Bleeding Kansas, a conflict between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups.
What were some reform movements from 1800-1860?
Education, prison reform, Second Great Awakening, abolitionism, women's rights, and temperance.
What event caused SC to secede from the US?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
Who organized a slave revolt in Charleston?
Denmark Vesey.
What new industry started in SC during this period?
Pottery and textile or railroad
What is popular sovereignty?
The policy of letting the people in the states vote to either be free or slave.
How did Uncle Tom's Cabin influence opinions?
It made Northerners view Southerners and slave owners as horrible people.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
A time where pro-slavery and abolitionist groups fought in the Kansas territory.
Who beat Charles Sumner with a cane?
Preston Brooks.
Slaves were considered to be _______ and not citizens.
Property
What was the Fugitive Slave Law?
A law that made capturing and returning runaway slaves the responsibility of the federal government.
What was the Republican Party's platform in 1860?
To abolish slavery.
What is sectionalism?
Being loyal to your own small group
Who was Denmark Vesey?
A free Black man who planned a large slave revolt in Charleston in 1822.
What was the first textile mill in SC?
The first textile mill was in Aiken.
What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision?
The US Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was property and could not petition the court for his freedom because he was not a citizen.
What was Manifest Destiny?
The belief that America should control all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
A religious revival movement that emphasized individual piety and social reform.