Break Away
What state was the first one to break away?
South Carolina
True or False: Slaves had rights
False
What runaway slave became a speaker for the abolitionist movement?
Frederick douglas
How many states were in the confederacy?
11
What did the southern states believe in?
Had the power to cancel out any state law
How many states broke away?
11
Were slaves able to own land?
No
What system was used to help slaves escape?
Underground railroad
Who was a confederate slave?
Harriet Tubman
They believed that they had the power to ____ out any law they disagreed with.
Cancel
Why did the south break away?
To protect their states’ rights
True or False: Slaves were paid workers.
False
What is the definition of abolition?
End to Slavery
Who was president of the Union during the civil war?
Abraham Lincoln
Who believed that they should make their own laws? What group?
Confederalists
What are the eleven states that broke away?
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee
What is the definition of slave?
Someone owned by another person
Who went to violence to end slavery?
John Brown
What does secede mean?
Remove
Under the confederation, which government had more power?
State government