This decision said that slave owners had legal permission to keep their slaves no matter where they moved
What is THE DRED SCOTT DECISION
100
A negative opinion without proof; this prevented people from having equal rights
What is PREJUDICE
100
This is a report on current events
What is A NEWS ARTICLE
100
Thousands of people used this to escape slavery
What is THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
200
A woman who helped run the Underground Railroad
Who is HARRIET TUBMAN
200
This agreement put an imaginary line actross the country and stated that Northern states were "free", while southern states were "slave" states
What is THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
200
This word means "to leave"; Some Southern states did this when Lincoln was elected President
What is SECEDE
200
In this, the author expresses opinions
What is AN EDITORIAL
200
This was the name adopted by staes that seceded
What is THE CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA or CONFEDERACY
300
This man was born a slave and was best known for speaking out against slavery
Who is FREDERICK DOUGLAS
300
This agreement allowed California to join the US, but gave the territiories of Utah and New Mexico the right to choose whether to be "free" or "slave" states
What is THE COMPROMISE OF 1850
300
A person who wanted to end slavery was called this
What is AN ABOLISHONIST
300
Which of the following should NOT express a point of view?
a) an editorial
b) a feature story
c) a news article
d) a letter to the editor
What is (C) A NEWS ARTICLE
300
The most profitable crop in the south
What is COTTON
400
This man was a slave in the south and moved with his owner to the north where he fought in the supreme court to be free
Who is DRED SCOTT
400
Territories were give the choice whether or not to have slavery under this act
What is THE KANSAS - NEBRASKA ACT
400
Large farms
What are PLANTATIONS
400
This is the first step in analyzing the news
What is IDENTIFY THE KIND OF ARTICLE YOU ARE READING
400
Abraham Lincoln was disliked by southern states because
What is HE DID NOT WANT ANY NEW SLAVE STATES; HE WAS AGAINST SLAVERY
500
This man led a small group of enslaved men and killed 60 whites from slaveholding families
Who is NAT TURNER
500
This state was the first to secede after Abraham Lincoln became president
What is SOUTH CAROLINA
500
People who came from other countries to live in the United States were called:
What are IMMIGRANTS
500
Define "Point of View" as it relates to the news
What is THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR OR REPORTER ABOUT CERTAIN EVENTS