Causes
Slavery
People
Miscellaneous
Definition
100
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beacher Stowe
100
People who didn’t believe in slavery were called what?
abolitionists
100
Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Where did the majority of the Southern population live?
rural, country
100
Define slavery
The system where humans are treated as another human’s property.
200
Who raided Harper’s Ferry?
John Brown
200
What invention sped up the harvesting of cotton and increased the demand for slaves?
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
200
Who did Abraham Lincoln win the Presidency against?
John C. Breckinridge
200
Where did the majority of Northern population live?
urban, city
200
Define secede
withdraw formally from membership in a federal union
300
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin anger northern abolitionists?
Because it depicted the evils of slavery
300
What about the northern economy made slavery less necessary?
The north was more industrial and didn't have large plantations
300
What South Carolina Congressman almost killed a Massachusetts Congressman with his cane on the senate floor?
Preston Brooks
300
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
300
Define segregation
a setting apart or separation of people or things from others
400
Why did John Brown raid Harper’s Ferry?
He wanted to steal weapons to arm abolitionists.
400
What about the southern economy made slavery seem necessary?
they were primarily agricultural and needed labor to help grow crops
400
What Massachusetts Congressman almost got killed by South Carolina Congressman with a cane on the senate floor?
Charles Sumner
400
The U.S. house of representatives wrote a passage called _____ that banned consideration of anti-slavery petitions
The gag rule
400
Define emancipation
the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
500
Besides slavery, what other major issue increased tensions between the Union and Confederacy?
The issue of states rights
500
The American Anti-Slavery Society was formed in what state?
Philadelphia
500
Who was the pro-slavery leader that took anti-slavery supporters as prisoners?
Charles Hamilton
500
By 1860, what percent of the Texas population were slaves?
30%
500
Define nullification
he act of cancelling something
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