Vocabulary I
What do you call people who want to stop or end something (such as slavery)?
abolitionists
A _______ is a sudden attack with the intent to steal or damage.
What did Eli Whitney invent in 1793 that made picking and cleaning cotton significantly easier?
the cotton gin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book in 1852 that showed the horrors of slavery. What was that book called?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
How many states were in the Union?
25
Some in the South argued that ________ _________ were more important. They didn't want the federal government interfering.
states' rights
treason
When was the Missouri Compromise?
1820
What did the slave named Dred Scott do when his owner took him to Illinois (a free state)?
He sued for his freedom.
How many states were in the Confederacy?
11
If you try to __________ your enemies, you may have to give them what they want.
appease
What is it called when you break away from something (hint: It's what the Southern states did, and it caused the Civil War to begin.)
secession
Since Southern states had smaller populations, they also had fewer _____________ in the House of Representatives.
representatives
Why did the states in the South secede?
They wanted slavery to be legal, and they were worried that Abraham Lincoln would make it illegal.
Jefferson Davis
What is the term that means national (not state) government?
federal
nominated
In the Missouri Compromise, Missouri became part of the country as a slave state, and __________ became part of the country as a free state.
Maine
On October 16, 1985, a man named ________ _______ conducted a raid on a military weapons warehouse. His goal was to steal the weapons and get them in the hands of slaves. He was a passionate abolitionist.
John Brown
North
What is it called when two sides agree to something, even if they don't get everything that they want?
compromise
The __________ _________ is the highest court responsible for interpreting the laws in the United States.
Supreme Court
Congress passed the __________ Slave Act, which required someone to return a runaway slave to its owner.
Fugitive
Who was elected president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What did most Southerners think of slaves?
They were thought of as property and had no legal protections.