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Who was elected president of the United States in 1860 which caused many in the south to be angry?
Abraham Lincoln
100
Where did John Brown lead his raid to arm slaves?
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
100
The Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act all tried to settle what problem?
Slavery
100
What was the sentiment (or feeling) about slavery in the North?
Against it.
100
What was the feeling about slavery in the south?
For it.
200
Who was vehemently against slavery and tried to start a rebellion at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
200
What part of the country benefited from tariffs? How so?
The north; tariffs on imported goods made them more expensive to buy so more people would then buy American-made goods.
200
Who "rode" on the Underground Railroad?
Runaway slaves.
200
Though many farms still existed in the north, more and more of its economy was becoming based on what?
Manufacturing (or factories.)
200
What was much of the South's economy based upon?
Agriculture (or farming.)
300
The fomer slave who helped fugitive slaves escape on the "Underground Railroad". She was known as the Moses of her people.
Harriet Tubman
300
Which part of the country felt that state governments should have more power than the federal government?
South
300
The Fugitive Slave Law required people to do what (even if they disagreed with slavery)?
Return runaway slaves to their owners.
300
What did many from the North feel government's structure should be?
The Federal government should be strong.
300
What did many in the south feel the structure of government should be?
States should have equal or more power than the federal government. (state's rights)
400
What former slave established a newspaper called "The North Star" and became a famous abolitionist.
Frederick Douglass
400
Name at least two places that runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad headed to.
The North, Canada, Caribbean, Mexico.
400
The Dred Scott decision was a blow to the abolitionist movement. Why?
The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property, no matter where their owners took them.
400
What word means to get rid of or to stop? Many people in the North wanted to _________________ slavery.
abolish
400
Where most slaves lived and worked prior to the Civil War. (Between these two states)
Between Mississippi and Louisina
500
She wrote the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
Harriet Beecher Stowe
500
Abraham Lincoln was a senator in this state when he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Illinois
500
The publication of this book led to an outrage in the North and opened people's eyes to the evils of slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
Most _________________ and ______________ were owned by the north.
railroads and banks
500
The belief that you part of the country is better than others and therefore deserves more.
sectionalism