Antebellum South
What is the idea of "Positive Good."
Southerners would justify having slaves by saying "we are treating our slaves better than the North is treating their factory workers."
Define Sectionalism
Divide between two regions within a country. (North vs. South)
Describe the conditions along the "Trail of Tears."
Freezing, snow, walking for thousands of miles, little food, little drink, diseases spreading rampantly, thousands of deaths, movement off of land that was taken from Natives.
Which act allowed states to choose if they had slaves or not and repealed (took away) the Missouri Compromise?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Defensively - Protect their territory as the North invaded.
How did the cotton gin impact the population of slaves in the south?
Increased slave population. Owners saw work could now be completed much faster and more slaves were needed.
What was the abolitionist movement attempting to do?
Abolish (end) slavery
Why did the government push for the "Indian Removal Act?"
Southern planters desperately wanted the land that Natives were on to grow cotton and make more money.
According to John C. Calhoun of SC, how could laws be declared unconstitutional?
Leaders could call a special meeting to say laws were not constitutional.
How did the Emancipation Procolomation change the course of the War for the Union?
What did the South thrive off of during the Antebellum era?
The Plantation System
How were the Denmark Vesey Plot and The Stono Rebellion similar?
They were both slave revolts that made whites fearful of their slaves revolting. More laws were passed to restrict slaves.
What did George Washington believe the solution to the "Indian Problem" was?
Civilize them - make them more like the white population by teaching them to read and write and conform them to Christianity.
Describe Lincoln's campaign of "Free Soil" in the Election of 1860.
Slavery should not be allowed to expand into new territory. Different from ending slavery completely.
Why was capturing Port Royal so important for the Union?
They were able to take Confederate territory and use it as a base to attack Charleston where the Confederacy were located.
Why did South Carolina fight so hard to secede from (leave) the Union?
The South was fearful that if Lincoln became president he would put a stop to slavery and their businesses, social life, and wealth would go away.
To expose the wrongs of the South and what they were doing in regard to slavery.
Name two of the five civilized tribes.
Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee
How did the Missouri Compromise settle the debate that was growing about free states and slave states?
The compromise stated that Maine could enter as a free state if Missouri could enter as a slave state. This would maintain a balance of slave/free states.
Each of these deal with what major concern? Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision.
Slavery spreading into new territories.
Define the Following:
Driver
Overseer
Master
Driver: Trusted Slave who was in charge of other slaves.
Overseer: Hired white male who ran the plantation when the master was not around.
Master: Owner of the plantation. Ran businesses from products that were grown on the plantation.
What were abolitionist like Sarah and Angelina Grimke forced to do?
Be quiet or leave the state but they could not speak of abolishing slavery.
What types of crimes were commited in order to take Native American land?
Burning homes, stealing/looting homes, killing Natives, lived on land that did not belong to them.
What was John C. Calhoun's opinion on the Tariffs' of 1828 and 1832?
He claimed states' rights were most important and that states could nullify (end) laws that were set into place.
How was the North's Anaconda plan used to defeat the South?
Cut off supply lines and disrupted communication and transportation methods.