Slavery
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
The U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30' parallel.
What was the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery in the United States.
How did Robert Fulton's invention and impact the economy?
Steamboats proved a popular method of commercial and passenger transportation along the Mississippi River.
Who led the raid on Harper's Ferry and why?
Abolitionists led by John Brown raided the federal armory in an effort to arm slaves.
How did the Annexation of Texas impact the Country?
Texas entered the United States as a slave state, broadening the irrepressible differences in the United States over the issue of slavery and setting off the Mexican-American War.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Fugitive Slave Acts were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people within the territory of the United States.
What was the 14th Amendment?
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, f, are citizens, and shall receive the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
Who invented the sugar refining machine?
Norbert Rillieux revolutionized the sugar industry by inventing a refining process, evaporation in multiple effect, that is still in use today not only for the production of sugar
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and what was it about?
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the book to show the evils of enslavement. The book had a huge impact on the way that Northerners viewed enslavement.
What did The Louisiana Purchase do?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the country, but there were boarder issues, and slavery to difficulties.
What was the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854?
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, allowing the states to vote on whether slavery was legal or not. This law canceled the Missouri Compromise, which declared that slavery was not legal in those areas. It was passed on May 30, 1854.
What is the 15th Amendment?
Who invented the Lowell System and what was its impact?
Francis Cabot invented the Lowell System, a manufacturing system, increased textile industry and introduced the concept of wage labor.
What did President James Polk do to expand the country?
He expanded the country by declaring war on Mexico for western land, and negotiated with England for Oregon.
What did it mean when the South secedes from the union?
The secession of Southern States led to the establishment of the Confederacy and ultimately the Civil War.
What was the Dread Scott Case?
Having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. African Americans were not considered citizens.
What is the 16th Amendment?
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
What was the impact of the Railroad?
Railroads were faster, more direct, and more reliable.The railway allowed people to flock to cities and allowed people to travel and create more cities.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
She is best known for her efforts in writing the Declaration of Sentiments for the Seneca Falls Convention and for organizing the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
How did election of Abraham Lincoln impact the country?
Southerners were feeling the threat of Lincoln and believed that he would put an end on slavery and its expansion. They began making plans to secede.
What was the Compromise 1850?
California was admitted as a free state, while the Territory of New Mexico (including present-day Arizona and part of Nevada) allowed slavery. The Compromise also included a measure banning the slave trade (but not slavery itself) within the District of Columbia.
What is the 12th Amendment
Provided for separate Electoral College votes for President and Vice President, correcting weaknesses in the earlier electoral system which were responsible for the controversial Presidential Election of 1800.
Who invented the Cotton Gyn and what was it's impact?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gyn, made Cotton so profitable for enslavers that it greatly increased their demand for both land and enslaved labor
Who was Nat Turner?
Black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion (August 1831) in U.S. history.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.