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Antebellum SC
Sectionalism
Events Leading to the Civil War
Civil War
Perspectives
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Which invention made cotton easier to process and resulted in the increased use of slavery throughout the South?
What is the cotton gin/
100
Which of the following best describes sectionalism? A. the belief that slavery should be made illegal throughout the United States B. the right of a state to leave a country if its voters choose to do so C. the agreement to keep slavery in areas south of Missouri's southern border D. the feelings of loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole
What is D; the feelings of loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole
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Missouri entered as a slave state. Maine entered as a free state. No slavery in any new state from the Louisiana Purchase above 36° 30’ N.
What is the Missouri Compromise
100
document that said the federal government should not interfere with the decision making and freedoms of the individual states (states’ rights)
What is the ordinance of secession.
100
favored the idea of remaining part of the Union.
Who are Unionists
200
The South mainly viewed slavery as an _______________ issue.
What is economic
200
What issue caused growing sectionalism between the North and the South?
What is slavery
200
CA would be a free state. Slave trade was outlawed in Washington DC. New Fugitive Slave Law allowed catching slaves in free states. The rest of the Mexican Cession got to vote whether or
What is the Compromise of 1850
200
South Carolina city captured by Union troops in November of 1861 and then used as a base for both a Union blockade and for additional attacks on the South
What is Port Royal
200
radicals or fire-eaters, argued that breaking apart from the Union was the only answer for South Carolina
Who are secessionists
300
These people worked in the house and often took care of the master's children.
Who are women who were slaves.
300
A planned uprising of slaves to kill their masters and take over the city of Charleston.
What is the Denmark Vesey Plot
300
Slaves could be captured in Free States and returned to their owners in slave states
What is the Fugitive Slave Law
300
Federal fort in SC located in Charleston Harbor and one of the only southern forts that remained under Union control following the creating of the Confederate States of American. The Confederate bombardment of the fort is considered the opening battle of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter
300
South Carolinians who favored seceding from the Union. However, this was a last resort and only if it was done with the support of all of the southern states. They believed that it would be a big mistake for South Carolina to secede without the cooperation and support of other southern states.
Who are cooperationists
400
small cabins with dirt floors not far from the plantation owner’s home (the Big House)
What are slave cabins
400
A slave uprising in Viriginia that further led to sectionalism
What is the Nat Turner Rebellion.
400
It gave KS and NE popular sovereignty.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
400
Named as the Confederacy's president when the first Southern states seceded from the Union in February 1861.
Who is Jefferson Davis.
400
left behind to tend to the farms and run the plantations
Who are women
500
slow-downs, sneaky destruction of the master’s property, and pretend illnesses
What is slave protests
500
Abolitionists who were forced to leave the state of SC due to their view on slavery
Who are the Grimke Sisters
500
Who won the election of 1860?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
500
This Union General marched through the South, conquering Atlanta and then moving into South Carolina.
Who is General William T. Sherman.
500
under the leadership of white officers and were paid less than their white comrades
Who are free African American soldiers