Show:
Worlds Apart
Politics and Government
Compromise & Conflict
Civil War Begins
Vocabulary
100
What was the major discovery that drew people out west?
Gold
100
What institution in the South was a major cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
100
What free state joined the Union as part of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
100
What did the Republicans think about slavery in the territories?
Republicans wanted to keep slavery out of the territories.
100
the idea that states, not the federal government, should make the final decisions about matters that affect them
What are states' rights?
200
What were the differences between the economies of the North and South?
The South's economy was agricultural, or based on farming. The North's economy was industrial, or based on factories and businesses.
200
In what section of the country did David Wilmot want slavery to be prohibited?
The Mexican Territories
200
What was Dred Scott's argument before the Supreme Court?
He argued that he should be free because he once lived in a free territory and state.
200
Why did some southerners want their states to withdraw from the Union?
They believed secession was the only way to protect slavery.
200
an idea that people who live in a place make decisions for themselves
What is popular sovereignty?
300
What were the major crops of the South?
Cotton, tobacco and sugar.
300
Name the 2 FIRST 2 political parties in the United States.
Democrats and Whigs. Double Jeopardy- Which party later became the Republican Party?
300
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe and how did she increase tension between the North and the South?
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
300
What were Stephen Douglas's views on slavery?
He didn't feel slavery was wrong and thought it should be legal if people wanted it.
300
a person who is running away
What is a fugitive?
400
Why were there fewer farmers in the North by 1860?
Manufacturing jobs drew more people to cities where factories were.
400
Who was the nations FIRST Republican President?
Abraham Lincoln
400
Why did John Brown attack a U.S. Army post in Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
He wanted to start a rebellion against slavery.
400
The South favored States Rights OR Federal Rights?
States Rights Double Jeopardy- Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
400
someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery
What is an abolitionist?
500
Why did southerners dislike tariffs?
Tariffs made prices on certain goods higher.
500
What system did slaves use to escape the South?
The Underground Railroad. Hiding places were known as "stations" and "conductors" guided runaways from station to station.
500
What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
It allowed popular sovereignty in some territories so they could choose whether to allow slavery.
500
What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
He meant that the country could not go on forever divided by slavery.
500
the withdrawl when a part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest
What is secession?