Land Policies
The first chartered university in the state of Georgia.
University of Georgia
Chief of the Cherokee that fought to keep Cherokee lands protected and keep them from moving.
John Ross
What does secede mean? Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
To break away; South Carolina
The south wanted to ______________ the high tariff law......
Nullify
What did the fugitive slave act state?
Slaves that ran away to free states have to be returned to their owners
The Yazoo Lands became these two states
What is Alabama and Mississippi
The cotton gin was created for what purpose?
To separate seeds from cotton fiber; make growing cotton easier/more efficient
The north's economy was based on _________, while the south's economy was based on ____________.
Industry; Agriculture
The Missouri Compromise allowed _________ to enter as a free state and ___________ to enter as a slave state.
Maine; Missouri
The Georgia Platform was when politicians in Georgia showed ______________ for the ________________________________
Support; Compromise of 1850
The fourth capital of the state of Georgia was ___________
Milledgeville
After the cotton gin was invented, cotton production (increased/decreased?) meanwhile the slave population (increased/decreased?)
Both increased
People who were against slavery were called ______________
The south was a strong believer in states rights. What does states rights mean?
The idea that a state's interests is more important than the interests of the nation.
The final event that took place and led to the Civil War was the ________________________.
Election of 1860
White male
Head of the household
War veteran
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Did the north or south favor high tariffs? Why?
North; They wanted the south to buy their products instead of products from overseas, so that they could make money.
Why did the South want low tariffs?
They wanted to purchase products made in other countries because they were cheaper, instead of the north.
What was the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case?
Dred Scott was not free and could not sue because he was a slave; slaves did not have the right to sue.
Under the headright system, a man could receive up to ____________ acres of land
200 acres
The name of the man who invented the cotton gin...
Eli Whitney
Name two well known abolitionists that we discussed.
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
(Harriet Tubman)
What was 1 benefit for both the north and south as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
North- California admitted as a free state
South- Fugitive Slave Act was passed
The President and Vice President of the Confederate States were ______________ and _____________
Jefferson Davis; Alexander Stephens