People
Sued for her son who was sold into slavery and won, as well as gave the speech "Ain't I a Woman"
Who is Sojourner Truth
This event involved a slave suing his owner for freedom and contributed to the South seceding.
What is The Dred Scott Case
What is an Abolitionist
When the Civil war began, The North became known as the _______, while the South fought to keep slavery and became known as the _______ during the civil war
What is The Union and The Confederacy
Originally born a slave, later became a famous conductor for the underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this novel showed Northerners for the first time the horrors of slavery and what it was like to live in the south under slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
The period of time before the Civil War
The North had an economy based on cities with more _____ compared to the South's economy of ______
What is Factories and Farms/Plantations
Ran an abolitionist newspaper in Boston
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
This rebellion involved slaves being led to attack and kill their owners and caused uneasiness in the South
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion
A system which abolitionists used to help escaping slaves reach the North for freedom
What is The Underground Railroad
The South used slaves on farms to mainly pick ____ the largest cash crop in the south
What is Cotton
Led the Raid of Harper's Ferry and was tried for treason by the South
Who is John Brown
Passed in 1850, this stated that slaves must be returned to their owners even if in a free state
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
The belief that those living in the territory should decide for themselves, supported by Stephen Douglas
What is Popular Sovereignty
Created to keep the balance of slave states and free states, this allowed Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a free state, and banned slavery above Missouri
What is The Compromise of 1820
These 4 men ran in the election of 1860 with different ideas on how to lead the country and what to do regarding slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln, John Beckenridge, Stephen Douglas, and John Bell
This occurred after 2 new territories voted for their right to slavery, and the result caused tension and violence.
What is Bleeding Kansas
Means to leave the country to form your own, and what the South did to create the Confederacy
What is Secede
Written by Henry Clay, this made California a free state and banned the Washington D.C. Slave trade, but enforced stricter punishment for escaped slaves
What is The Compromise of 1850