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The North
The South
Slavery
Abolition
The 1850s
100
Why was coal a better fuel source than wood?
It produced more energy.
100
Why did the value of slaves drop in the South following the Revolution?
Crop prices fell and so did the demand for slaves
100
Unlike slaves on the plantations, how were slaves in the planters' homes treated?
Better food, clothing, and shelter
100
What was William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper called?
The Liberator
100
What was a consequence of the Compromise of 1850?
the balance between free and slave states ended
200
What was a trade union?
An organization of workers who tried to improve pay and working conditions.
200
Why did slavery increase after 1793? (What machine was responsible?)
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin
200
How did most planters encourage slave obedience?
physical punishment
200
What was the goal of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
emancipation and equality for African Americans
200
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
It divided the Louisiana Purchase into two territories
300
What was the Transportation Revolution?
rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel
300
What was the "cotton belt"?
An area that grew most of the country's cotton
300
What were spirituals?
Christian songs sung by slaves
300
What did Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth have in common?
They were both former slaves who contributed to the abolitionist cause
300
Why, according to the Supreme Court, could Congress not prohibit someone from taking slaves into a federal territory?
Slaves were property, not people
400
What were two new forms of transportation that were invented during the Transportation Revolution?
steam-powered trains and the steamboat
400
What was the main problem with the production of tobacco before the 1840s?
It had to be dried before it could be shipped
400
Many planters used the gang-labor system. What is that?
the slaves focus on the same task at the same time
400
What contribution did Harriet Tubman make to the antislavery movement?
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad
400
What did the Freeport Doctrine state?
the decision to practice slavery belonged to the people
500
Aside from the Cotton Gin, what was Eli Whitney's influence on American manufacturing?
interchangeable parts
500
What was Tredegar Iron Works?
a southern factory that turned iron into useful products
500
How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States?
states or territories could decide wheter to permit slavery
500
Which factor was largely responsible for making emancipation almost impossible in the South?
Their economy relied on it.
500
What was Abraham Lincoln's viewpoint of John Brown's raid?
That violence was not the answer to the problem.