Abolitionists
Which abolitionist escaped from slavery and helped free numerous slaves using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Abolitionist
This agreement kept both the Northern States and Southern States satisfied over the issue of slavery in 1850
Compromise of 1850
What branch of government can rule a law unconstitutional?
Judicial Branch
Cotton Gin
Which abolitionist was a former slave who was taught to read and write and later went on to work with President Lincoln to put an end to slavery in the U.S.?
Frederick Douglass
To break away from a country or group
Secede (secession)
This law required runaway slaves in the North to be returned their owners in the Southern States
Fugitive Slave Act
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative Branch
President Lincoln shut down some newspapers that were critical of the Union’s war effort.
Which amendment applies to this situation?
First Amendment
Which abolitionist led a bloody massacre in Bleeding Kansas?
John Brown
Land owned by a country, does not have power in Congress in the U.S.
Many states began as this before becoming a state.
Territory
This novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe raised awareness about the evils of slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Which branch of government can veto laws?
Slaveowners argued that ending slavery took away their right to own property.
Which amendment applies to this situation?
5th Amendment
Which abolitionist was a former slave who became a famous speaker on abolition and women's rights?
Sojourner Truth
When two sides who disagree come to an agreement
Compromise
This law created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
Kansas and Nebraska Act
What two chambers make up Congress?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
As Native Americans were forced west, they often lost access to their sacred lands and could not freely practice their religion.
First Amendment
Which abolitionist published the anti-slavery newspaper known as The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
During the Civil War after the Southern States seceded the United States was known as the ...
Union
This violent event was known as a mini Civil War after pro and anti-slavery settlers clashed to vote in a territorial election.
Bleeding Kansas
This chamber of Congress has representatives based on a state's population
House of Representatives
Who said it?
"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that."
Abraham Lincoln