North and South
Prior to the Civil War, the North was industrial while the South had what type of economy? Industrial or Agricultural
Agricultural
What issue did America keep "kicking the can" on?
slavery
What did Dred Scott sue for?
his freedom
What was John Brown?
an abolitionist
How many slave states did Abraham Lincoln win in the Election of 1860?
0
Predict: Had more people available to fight in a war. the North or the South
the North
Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the people in those territories were able to do what regarding slavery?
to vote on whether they wanted it or not
What formed the basis of why Dred Scott thought he should be free?
He had lived several years in free states (with his master).
What was the goal of John Brown at Harper's Ferry? What would he give them to achieve that goal?
1. Encourage slaves to revolt
2. weapons
Name 3 of the 4 candidates from the Election of 1860.
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Stephen Douglas
3. John Breckenridge
4. John Bell
Was the center of the abolitionist movement. North or South
the North
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which state entered the union as a free state and which entered as a slave state?
Free = Maine
Slave = Missouri
In the landmark Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom because . . . ?
He was not considered an American citizen.
What was John Brown's trial verdict after Harper's Ferry and what was his fate?
1. guilty
2. hung
the Whig Party
You could argue that this region had more sectionalist feelings. North or South
the South
Which politician is given credit for negotiating multiple compromises?
Henry Clay
What was "Bleeding Kansas" and what two groups were involved?
1. (bloody) violence
2. pro slavery groups and anti slavery groups
What was John Brown's reputation in the North?
He was considered a martyr and a great man for trying to free enslaved people.
As a result of the election of Abraham Lincoln, most of the southern states did what and became known as what?
1. seceded from the Union
2. the Confederate States of America
Which region can be described as inegalitarian, lacking opportunities, rigid hierarchal class structure? North or South
the South
Which two (of the 5) points from the Compromise of 1850 did we study?
1) California becoming a state
2) the Fugitive Slave Law/Act
As a result of "Bleeding Kansas", which famous (or infamous) abolitionist did a very bad thing and what was it?
1. John Brown
2. lured five proslavery men out of their houses with a promise that they would not be harmed and killed them
John Brown was willing to use _____ to stop _____ in the United States. What are the 2 events he was a part of (from the slideshow)?
1. force and violence
2. slavery
3. Harper's Ferry & Bleeding Kansas
How many electoral votes did Abraham Lincoln win out of the 303 total available? What was the name of his Vice President?
1. 180
2. Hannibal Hamlin