Slavery
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Virginia was a _________ state
Confederate
He was President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln freed ALL of the slaves, true or false
False
Who said, "“As I would not want to be a slave, I would not want to be a master.”
Abraham Lincoln
The Northern States were primarily...
industrial
Maine was a __________ state
Union
He was President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
This man was the first presidential nominee of the newly formed Republican Party
John Fremont
What office did Abraham Lincoln run for in 1858?
US Senate from Illinois
The Southern states were primarily...
rural
Texas was a _______________ state
Confederate
An Abolitionist was someone who was working to end what during the 1700 and 1800s.
This man led a raid on Harpers Ferry to take arms and ammunition from the armory to start a slave uprising
John Brown
Who was the focus of the 1857 Supreme Court case?
At the time of Independence, how many Americans were African American?
One in five, 1/5 or 20%
Pennsylvania was a _______________ state
Union
Name one famous Abolitionist
About how many slaves would a small farmer usually have?
1 or 2
What did the Supreme Court say in their decision?
That African Americans were not Citizens and could never become Citizens. They also said that Congress did not have the ability to prohibit slavery
The Cotton Gin increased the production of cotton by how many times...
50 to 100
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and Delaware were _______________ states
Border/Neutral
What city did Frederick Douglas start his own newspaper in?
Rochester, NY
An employee in a British spinning mill
This Marine Colonel led troops against John Brown at Harpers Ferry
Robert E. Lee