The Antebellum South
Before or leading up to the Civil War.
Antebellum
A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work, usually in response to employee grievances.
A strike
A Virginia slave who believed God had told him to end slavery. He led an uprising in 1831 which led to a tightening of slave codes
Nat Turner
What prompts a person to leave their country of origin
Push Factor
Suffrage
Emotional Christian songs that blended African and European music
Spirituals
This person invented the cotton gin and popularized interchangeable parts.
Eli Whitney
abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading over 3000 people to freedom in the North
Harrit Tubman
What prompts a person to move to a particular country
Pull Factor
the Christian practice of teaching stories about Jesus Christ to both Christians and non-Christians.
Evangelism
owners of small farms with few or no slaves
Yeoman
a mode of production in which the laborer sells their capacity to work as a commodity
wage labor
an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, and wrote one of the most famous slave memoirs in the country.
Fredrick Douglas
During the large waves of immigration to the U.S. in the mid 1800's, from which country did most immigrants originate?
Ireland
a social reform effort to abolish slavery in the United States
Abolitionism
an expression meaning that cotton production dominated the southern economy
King Cotton
association of workers in a particular trade or company created for the purpose of improving pay, benefits, or working conditions.
A Trade Union
Susan B. Anthony
Radical antebellum women's rights activist who was arrested for casting a vote in 1872
the dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
Xenophobia
a religious service of several days’ length involving multiple preachers.
A revival
A violent slave revolt in 1831 that led to a tightening of slave codes
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A man made waterway in New York during the transportation revolution that opened up trade options across the north.
The Erie Canal
An African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She escaped slavery and traveled the country telling of her experiences. She is the writer of the famous speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
Sojourner Truth
a party organization, headed by a single boss or small group, that commands enough votes to maintain political control of a city, county, or state
A political machine
The first women's rights convention where The Declaration of Sentiments was written
the Seneca Falls Convention