Unit 5 Content
What state was its own country before joining the US?
Texas
What was the major cash crop grown in the South?
cotton
What state was the first to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War
Confederate States of America (Confederacy)
a person who supports officially ending something, such as a system or practice, specifically enslavement
abolitionist
What country was upset over the United States annexation of Texas?
Mexico
How were the industries of the north and south different in the 1800's?
The north was more focused on factories/manufacturing and the south was focused on agriculture
What was the name of the Confederate President?
Jefferson Davis
Union
the process of an economy’s shift from agriculture to manufacturing
industrialization
What year was Texas annexed by the United States?
1845
How were women affected by the industrial revolution?
there were more opportunities for women to make money outside the home and provide for their families
What was the event that caused the Southern states to want to leave?
Abraham Lincoln was elected as President
the act of separating and becoming independent; withdrawal
Secession
a set of beliefs favoring the interests of established inhabitants against those of immigrants
nativism
What started the Mexican-American war?
a dispute with Mexico about the border of Texas
What is one action abolitionists took to fight against enslavement?
wrote anti-slavery books, essays, and pamphlets
created opportunities for Black citizens to own property
formed anti slavery societies
attended anti slavery conventions
What was the name of the newspaper editor and abolitionist that was murdered due to political violence?
Elijah Lovejoy
the official beliefs and goals of a political party or candidate
platform
the act of being set free
emancipation
What was the name of the treaty that gave the United States 55% of its territory after the Mexican-American war?
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What was one of the four main social reform movements (not including abolition)?
temperance movement
transcendentalism movement
prison reform
education reform
The Supreme Court case Scott v. Sanford was significant because it determined that people of African descent were not, and could not become, what?
citizens
a speech given by a president when they take office
inaugural address
loyalty and dedication to the interests of a section or region of a country instead of the country as a whole
sectionalism