Lesson 1: Cotton Becomes King
What does Antebellum mean ?
Before the war
What was the Louisiana purchase?
Land purchased from France doubling the size of the U.S.
What does the term "nullify" mean ?
To veto or cancel
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Harpers Ferry, Virginia was home to the Nations largest what?
Arsenal
This invention was most significant event of cotton production in the 1790's
Cotton Gin
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore following the Louisiana purchase?
Lewis & Clark
The Missouri Compromise admitted which state to the US as a free state?
Maine
Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry ?
John Brown
Who was President during the Nullification Crisis?
Andrew Jackson
Which type of cotton was most popular to grow in the lowerstate ?
What type of cotton was grown in the upstate of SC?
Sea Island / Black Seed
Short staple
What is the goal of an abolitionist ?
A person who wants to end slavery in the U.S
The Missouri Compromise admitted which state to the US as a slave state?
Missouri
Which of the following were candidates in the Election of 1860. Select all that apply.
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John C. Breckinridge
John Bell
Who was Denmark Vessey ?
slave, planned slave rebellion, before start, he was betrayed by other slave(told master) and was hanged
Most free blacks in SC lived where?
Charleston
List the Abolitionist we discussed in class.
Fredrick Douglas
William Lloyd Garrison
Angelina Grimike
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Created Nebraska and Kansas as states and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty.
Who was the U.S Colonel sent to handle the issue at Harpers Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
Which of the following were apart of the Compromise of 1850. Select ALL that apply.
California admitted as free state,
territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico
slave trade abolished in DC
new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
This amount of cotton was produced in 1800 in South Carolina
50,000,000 lbs
Who was the abolitionist responsible for writing and publishing "The Liberator" ?
William Lloyd Garrison
Following the Kansas Nebraska Act, this name was given to the outbreak of violence in the area.
Bleeding Kansas
Why was there two Democratic Candidates in the election of 1860?
They were split on the issue of slavery
Who was Preston Brooks?
Senator from SC who beat fellow Senator Charles Sumner on the Senate floor with his cane.