Life in the North v. South
What was the South's economy based on?
Agriculture
What is the name of the famous book that opened up Northerner's eyes to the horrors of Enslavement?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Which compromise admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
The Missouri Compromise
The U.S. Constitution tried to fix the weaknesses of the 1st government of the US by creating a _____ central government
strong
The Bill of Rights are the first ___ (how many) amendments to the Constitution
10
Which crop drastically changed life in the South, bringing them great wealth?
Cotton
Who was the formerly enslaved man who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court when he returned to Missouri after living in Wisconsin?
Dred Scott
Which Compromise drew a line across the country and said slavery was illegal above the line, but legal below the line
The Missouri Compromise
Some of the Founding Fathers would not agree to the Constitution unless a ____ __ _____ was added to it to protect people's freedoms from the federal government
Bill of Rights
The three founding American Documents are the:
Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, and Bill of Rights
What was the North's economy based on?
Industrialization, factories, and machinery
What was the name of the conflict in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery believers?
Bleeding Kansas
Which compromise admitted California as a free state and allowed New Mexico and Utah to decide whether to allow slavery?
The Compromise of 1850
The first government of the US formed after winning the Revolutionary War was called
The Articles of Confederation
Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
How did feelings differ about slavery in the North and South?
In the North, they were anti-slavery
In the South, they were pro-slavery
Who was the famous abolitionist known for his violent uprisings and raids?
John Brown
Which act allowed settlers to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery in new territories?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
While the Declaration of Independence focused on people's individual liberty and equality, the U.S. Constitution focused on
Creating a government and the rules for how the government works
The ___ Compromise decided that only a portion of slaves would count for a states population
3/5
What was the name of the machine that separated cotton seeds from fibers?
The Cotton Gin
What was the name of the rebellion in which a group of about 60 slaves killed many of their owners and their families?
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Which Act created by the Compromise of 1850 were both Northerners and Southerners against?
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Founding Fathers knew that new laws would have to be added to the Constitution in the future to keep up with the changing times, so they included a process to include new additions to the Constitution called
Amendments
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina