slavery
Where would slaves come from?
Africa
who was the president of the northern states?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the main problem the north and south where fighting about?
Slavery
What is an abolitionist
a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery
Where would slaves run to escape? (3 answers)
Northern states, Canada, Mexico
What was the last northern state to abolish slavery
New Jersey
What did Elbridge Gerry call black people
Property
became a prominent abolitionist speaker and writer in both Massachusetts and New York.
Frederick Douglass
What is a person that doesn't agrees with slavery and would help free slaves?
An Abolitionist
How many states were slave states?
(bonus if you can name them all)
13 states
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia
How did slavery affect the economy?
Though it helped the economy, it benefited on the expenses of others
What abolitionist was going to be on the new 20-dollar bill
Harreit Tubman
how did the slaves escape?
The underground rail road
How many states were slave-free slaves?
(bonus if you can name them all)
20 states
Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon.
Which two states threatened to leave the union?
South Carolina, Georgia
when did the abolitionist movement start?
1830
What year was slavery abolished, and who abolished it?
Who was the president of the confederate states?
Jefferson Davis
What are two things that the 3/5 compromise do
Mocked The declaration, ended the slave trade
Who is the leader of the abolitionist movement
William Wilberforce