A word that describes the opposite of putting out a fire
What is Arson- setting a fire
100
The south was upset about the ____ because it put a tax on imported goods
What is Tariff
200
one who wants to do away with slavery
What is Abolitionist
200
a state that allowed slavery
What is Slave state
200
state that did not allow slavery
What is Free state
200
What means the opposite of taking away territory
What is Annex- to add on, such as adding territory to an existing town, city, or state
200
The symbolic use of a transportation system that describes the way African Americans escaped from the south to the north is call the ______
What is Underground Railroad
300
an older slave that a plantation owner thought was loyal and who supervised other slaves
What is Driver
300
Maine entered the union as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and slavery was prohibited north of the southern border in the legislation
What is Missouri Compromise
300
the idea of voiding and not following national laws within the state
What is Nullification
300
The opposite of meaning of having one person make the decisions in an area
What is Popular sovereignty- the ability of the people of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
300
The south thinks that their ideas and interests are more important than those of the North which means they practice _____
What is Sectionalism- the belief by the people in a given area that their ideas and interests are better and more important than those of another region
400
the belief that the US was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest destiny
400
the belief that all powers not specifically given to the national government in the US constitution or specifically denied to the states remain with the states
What is States’ rights
400
legislation that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska…
What is Kansas-Nebraska act
400
The opposite of meaning of the idea that slavery should be interfered with and national govt. could not keep it from spreading
What is Free soil- the idea that slavery should not be interfered with where it already existed and that national govt. could keep it from spreading
400
Create a sentence using the word border states
Border state- those states that lay between the slave states and the Free states
500
legislation passed a Congress by which California entered the Union as a free state, slave trading was ended in D.C. and much more
What is Compromise of 1850
500
those states that lay between the slave states and the Free states
What is Border state
500
a document issued by a state convention in 1850 that accepted the Compromise of 1850 but agreed to resist if the North did not live up to its obligations
What is Georgia platform
500
Write an Antonym and Synonym for the words: Tariff, Abolitionist
Tariff- a tax on imported goods
Antebellum- The period before the civil war
500
Create a sentences using the following words: nullification, annex
Nullification- the idea of voiding and not following national laws within the state
Annex- to add on, such as adding territory to an existing town, city, or state