North, South, and West
Why did the North have so many factories?
Because of industrialization and a growing railroad system.
Who led a violent slave rebellion in Virginia?
Nat Turner
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
What product from the South was often found in Northern factories?
Cotton
What was the result of Nat Turner’s rebellion?
Harsher slave codes were enforced.
What did Lincoln say about secession in his First Inaugural Address?
Secession is illegal, and the Union should be preserved.
One of the worst aspects of slavery in the south was
Who led a raid on Harpers Ferry hoping to start a slave revolt?
John Brown
What country was created by the 7 seceding states?
The Confederate States of America
Why did slave rebellions not happen very often?
Punishments were so harsh for people involved and others not were not involved in rebellions.
What happened to John Brown after the raid?
He was captured and executed.
Stephen Douglass thought the issue of slavery should be resolved through
What is popular Sovereignty?
How did the cotton gin impact slavery?
It increased the demand for slaves to keep up with cotton production.
What was the South’s reaction to Lincoln being elected president in 1860?
South Carolina and other states seceded from the Union.
This person said he would not interfere with slavery in the place it already existed.