Terms
a large government or privately-owned estate or farm where a single commercial crop is grown
what is Plantation
Conductor on the Underground Railroad – a series of escape routes and safehouses operated by free people
who was Harriet Tubman?
located near the Statue of Liberty
where is Ellis Island located
1820
when was the Missouri compromise?
abolishment of slavery
what did the 13th ammendment do?
canceling a law, making it invalid
what is nullification
escaped slavery and worked for abolition by writing and delivering speeches
who was Frederick Douglass
an area of land that has been set aside for native people
what are Reservations
1828
when was the Tariff of Abomination?
granted citizenship to all people born in the United States, and prohibited states from passing laws that would deny the rights of any United States citizens
what did the 14th ammendemnet do?
machine that cleaned the seeds out of cotton
what is a cotton gin?
the President of the Confederacy who believed the Confederacy was created to preserve the ideas expressed by the Founders; people have the right to alter or abolish governments that become destructive
Jefferson Davis
What “Boomtowns” would become after people abandoned these settlements if the gold or silver in the area became depleted.
what are Ghost towns
1833
when did South Carolina and the U.S. military almost had conflict over the nullification of Tariff of 1828
gave African Americans the right to vote
what did the 15th ammendment do
doing away with or ending something, specifically slavery
What is Abolition?
She helped members of Chicago’s immigrant community by opening a settlement house, which provided services and activities for the economically disadvantaged
who is Jane Addams?
the process of one distinct culture taking on the cultural traits of another
what is Assimilation
1836
when did Gag rule tabled all discussion of slavery and postponed any petitions
California became a free state
Utah and New Mexico territories were decided by popular sovereignty
second fugitive slave act passes
what happened during Compromise of 1850
the right to vote to elect leaders or vote on policies and laws
what is Suffrage
first NAWSA president; campaigned heavily for women’s suffrage over the next few decades.
who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton
San Francisco
where is Angel Island
1881
when was Tuskegee Institute
Missouri became a slave state
Maine would be a free state
36’30 line established
what happened during the Missouri Compromise?