Abolitionists
Name an Abolitionist
Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garret, William Still, etc.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the US was destined to spread and take over the continent.
Which state was admitted to the union because of its booming population?
California
This act decided that slavery was left up to voters in Kansas and Nebraska.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Who was elected in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln.
Abolitionists were...
People who didn't support slavery
What happened while we were expanding west?
We couldn't agree on how to handle slavery in these new territories.
What were the newly acquired New Mexico and Utah territories allowed to do on the issue of slavery?
They were allowed to use popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery (vote).
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Violence broke out in Congress and in Kansas over whether or not it should be a pro-slavery or anti-slavery territory.
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina.
What was the Abolitionist Movement?
The organized effort to end slavery in the United States.
What was the name of the game that arose in 1971 because of Westward expansion?
The Oregon Trail!
What act allowed slaves on the run to be returned, regardless of whether they had made it to a free state?
The Fugitive Slave Act.
Why did Dred Scott sue his master?
How many states seceded from the Union in total?
Eleven states including South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, which were soon followed by Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
This Compromise created a boundary that determined where slavery could and couldn't be.
The Missouri Compromise.
How did the country get more divided as we expanded?
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery states developed.
What book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in response to the Fugitive Slave Act?
Uncle Tom's Cabin.
What did the Supreme court decide should happen to the Missouri Compromise because of their ruling in the Dred Scott case?
It was struck down.
Where did the Emancipation Proclamation not have any meaning?
The Confederacy. Because they didn't recognize the US government as their government, they didn't have to follow their laws or executive orders.
What did Abraham Lincoln want to do with slavery?
He just wanted to stop the spread of slavery, not completely destroy it.
What happened to the Natives living on the land before we were there?
They were pushed onto smaller and smaller pieces of land called reservations.
How did the south respond to the book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
They were Furious! Because of this book, the south was exposed and both sides became farther apart, driving yet another wedge between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.
Under which amendment did the Supreme court say that slaves were considered property and couldn't be taken without "due process of law"?
The Fifth Amendment guarantees that, "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
About how many soldiers lost their lives from both sides in the Civil War?
620,000 Americans died in the Civil War. It is still regarded today as the bloodiest American conflict.