Vocabulary
Tension between people loyal to their region rather than the nation
Sectionalism
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while drawing the 36 30 line
This Supreme Court case ruled that enslaved people were property and could not sue in court
Dred Scott Case
The main economic activity in the South before the Civil War
Plantation agriculture
This political party was formed in 1854 to stop the spread of slavery into new territories
To withdraw from a political union
Secede
This compromise admitted California as a free state and included a strict Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
This crisis began when one Southern state tried to nullify federal tariffs
Nullification Crisis
The North was industrial, while the South depended on this-
Agriculture
This book strengthened Northern opposition to slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A states' refusal to recognize an act of Congress it considers unconstitutional
Nullification
This act allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty and led to violence
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which state nullified tariffs?
South Carolina
The invention of this machine led to rapid growth of cotton production
Cotton gin
Which geographic factor most contributed to Southern dependance on enslaved labor?
Warm climate and fertile soil
The idea that citizens vote to decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory
Popular sovereignty
This compromise attempted to maintain balance by keeping the number of free and slave states equal
Missouri Compromise
This violent conflict showed that popular sovereignty could lead to bloodshed
Bleeding Kansas
Increased European demand for cotton demonstrates this economic principle
Supply and demand
Which region had greater access to coal and iron resources?
The North
The name of the Southern states after they left the Union
Confederate States of America
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of this compromise
Compromise of 1850
This event directly led to Southern states seceding
Election of Abraham Lincoln
The South opposed tariffs because they believed they benefited this region
The plantation system relied on this characteristic of the free enterprise system (clue: $)
Profit motive and private property