Important People
Who was a famous conductor, spy, and nurse in the Union army?
Harriet Tubman
Explain the Missouri Compromise. What did this do for slavery?
Slavery North of Missouri legal, Slavery South of Missouri illegal
In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed?
1850
What did an Abolitionist believe?
Slavery was morally wrong
Where did Ms. Grand go to college?
St. Cloud State / Concordia College
Who attempted to mail themselves to freedom in a wooden box?
Henry "the box" Brown
When Missouri was added to the Southern States, which state was added to the Northern States to make it even (12 slave states, 12 free states)?
Maine
In what year was the Missouri Compromise?
1820
What is an arsenal?
Storage of Military weapons or personnel
Why was Ms. Grand not wearing her glasses last Friday?
They fell off when she was running.
Who lost their case for freedom in the Supreme Court (and ended up making life worse for Africans in the USA)?
Explain why California was a free state and not a slave state.
Gold Rush of 1849 - everyone worked for themselves (49ers)
When did Nat Turner lead his famous rebellion?
1831
What does Slanderous mean?
Telling lies about someone
How would people prove they attended a lynching during the mid-1800s?
They would take pieces of the body home with them as "proof."
Who lead a rebellion of slaves killing close the 60 plantation families?
Nat Turner
What happened in Kansas to give them the nickname "Bleeding Kansas"?
Abolitionists and Pro-Slavery groups clashed in Kansas attempting to win the state for their side.
In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
1854
What does Lynch mean?
To brutally execute someone, often with a mob
If we let slaves go, they will attack us.
Who was the senator that ran against Douglas in vicious 1858 election?
Abraham Lincoln
Give us 3 different countries slaves escaped to on the underground railroad after the Fugitive Slave Act (1850) was passed.
Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico
When did Abraham Lincoln become president?
1860
What does succession mean?
To leave the power of a country (i.e., create your own country)
Give me 2 reasons the Southern states "needed" slavery?
Agriculture, Economy, Moral Debates, etc.