a person that supports the end of slavery and fights to end it
What is an abolitionist
100
Harriet Tubman;s Nickname
"Moses"
100
Name of the Southern States
Confederacy
100
In what state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
PA
200
The Northern side of the war was referred to as
What is the Union
200
Was the Underground Railroad really a “underground”? If not, why was it then called the Underground Railroad?
it was called “underground” because it was secret, hidden.
200
What did the Supreme Court decide during the Dred Scott Decision?
What is the Supreme Court ruled that any African American could not be considered a citizen of the United States of America
300
Underground Railroad
What is a loosely connected network formed to escape slavery
300
Why was the UGRR called a railroad? Give 2 reasons...
Railroad were new fast and powerful at this time in history and using this term expressed hope
It was a code system
300
What were states' rights?
What is the struggle between the federal government and individual states for political power, the reason why the Civil War was fought
300
What was Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A novel written before the Civil War that told the story of how slaves were treated
400
A runaway slave
What is a fugitive
400
Why did some slaveowners cut off their slaves’ toes as a punishment? What did it symbolize?
A toe was cut off for a failed attempt of escaping to freedom. Slaveowners did this to scare other slaves from running and to show how many times a slave tried to run away
400
How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin make the Southerners feel?
The southerners grew angry at the book’s attempt to make slavery look worse than it was
500
name the code words for the following terms...
leaders of the Underground Railroad
stopping places along the UGRR
The routes from safehouse to safehouse
code word for slaves travelling along the UGRR
Conductor
Stations
Lines
Freight
500
What was the name of the escaped slave that became a famous speaker and writer during the abolitionist movement, eventually helping Lincoln?
Fredrick Douglass
500
What happened at Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
Abraham Lincoln sent a ship with supplies to the Union Fort in South Carolina. When it arrived, the Confederacy surrounded the Union fort and attacked. It was the first battle of the Civil War.
500
How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin make the Northerners feel?
What is It made them form opinions against the cruelty of slavery