Slavery
Laws Passed by Congress
The Abolitionists
Industrialization

Great Figures
100
What did Eli Whitney invent?
The Cotton Gin
100
What was the status of the states above the 36/30 degree parallel in the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Free
100
What did Nat Turner do?
He led a rebellion that killed 60 white men, women, and children.
100
How much faster could machines spin cotton into thread than the spinning wheel?
200 times faster.
100
Who wrote the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
200
What impact did Mr. Whitney's invention have on slavery in this country? Did it increase or decrease the need for slaves?
Increased
200
With regard to the Compromise of 1850, what happened with California, New Mexico, and Utah?
California came in free and New Mexico and Utah were undeclared territory by Congress.
200
Who started a newspaper in the North called, The Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
200
What was the name of the man who rebuilt the spinning machine in the United States?
Samuel Slater
200
What name was given to Harriet Tubman?
Moses
300
About how many slaves were killed on the Middle Passage?
About two million.
300
With regard to the Compromise of 1850, what law was passed regarding runaway slaves to the North?
The Fugitive Slave Law.
300
Who was a runaway slave that wrote a book about his life and started a newspaper called, The North Star?
Frederick Douglass
300
To whom did the South send their cotton?
The North and England.
300
Why did Stephen Douglas try to pass the Kansas - Nebraska Act?
He was trying to earn votes from the South to win the next presidential election.
400
What was the trip across the Atlantic Ocean called for the slaves being brought over from Africa?
The Middle Passage
400
With regard to the Compromise of 1850, what did the law say about slave auctions?
There were to be no slave auctions in Washington D.C.
400
How many times did Harriet Tubman return to the South?
Nineteen times.
400
How was the North benefiting from slavery?
It was buying cotton from the South and getting rich on producing cloth in their factories.
400
What did Kansas become known as?
Bleeding Kansas
500
Before the cotton gin, how much cotton could one slave clean in one day?
One pound.
500
Which branch of government made laws for the new territory?
The Legislative Branch - Congress
500
What words were in the Declaration of Independence that rang hollow?
All men are created equal.
500
Which word applies to having to do with the countryside or agriculture?
rural
500
Was Mr. Lincoln an abolitionist?
No.
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