Federalist vs. Antifederalists
Who were the Federalists?
What is the Federalists were supporters and argued in favor of the US Constitution and wanted a strong government.
What is Salutary neglect?
What is Salutary neglect was when Britain did not strictly enforce laws in its American Colonies, letting them manage themselves.
How did cotton production impact the growth of slavery in the South?
What is cotton production caused a need for a lot of labor, increasing slavery.
What were the North's advantages?
What is they had a bigger population, more railroads, more factories, and more resources.
What was the goal of the abolitionist movement?
What is the goal was to end slavery in the US.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
What is the Anti-Federalists argued against the US constitution and wanted a weak government.
What is Mayflower Compact?
What is the Mayflower Compact was an agreement signed by the pilgrims, establishing self-government and rules for their new colony.
What is a popular invention that made cotton production more profitable?
What is the Cotton Gin. Which made the processing of cotton faster and more profitable.
What were the South's advantages?
What is it was their home land and strong military leaders.
What were some popular leaders of the abolitionist movement?
Who is Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth.
Why did the Federalists have these beliefs?
What is they wanted a strong government to keep the country stable, united, and successful.
What were the economic motivations of Britain?
What is Britians economic motivations was gaining wealth through trade, controlling resources, and expanding its empire to increase profits.
How did the demand for cotton affect the expansion of slavery?
What is as cotton demand grew, plantations expanded, and so did the need for enslaved people.
What was the cause of the North's and South's tension and disagreements?
What is the argument whether slavery should exist or not.
What the reason of the women's suffrage movement?
What is it was fighting for the women's right to vote.
Why did the Anti-Federalists have these beliefs?
What is they wanted a weak government to protect people's freedoms and avoid too much control.
What is the Boston Massacre?
What is the Boston Massacre was when British soldiers killed five colonists during a protest, making the tension between Britain and the American colonies greater.
What role did cotton play in the economy of the South?
What was the reason of the temperance movement?
what is it was to stop the consumption of alcohol.
What was the outcome of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist debate?
What is the constitution was approved and the bill of rights was added to protect peoples rights and freedom.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
What is the Declaration of Independence was a document where the American Colonies declared their freedom from Britain.
how did cotton/slavery lead to the Civil War?
What is the South relied on slavery for cotton, which led to disagreements with the North, creating the Civil war.
Who won the Civil War?
What is the North Won the Civil War.
What was the significance of the Underground Railroad?
What is the Underground Railroad was houses that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.