Slavery
What was the overseer on a slave plantation?
The person who was responsible for making sure all the enslaved people did the work expected of them.
The term antebellum means:
Pre-war or before a war (for example, existing before the American Civil War)
What made the Northern states the ideal locations for factories?
The rivers
The idea that each new territory or state should decide whether slavery was allowed is referred to as:
Popular Soverignty
Which was the first state to secede from the United States?
South Carolina
Most States had laws, called slave codes, that explained...
The rights of slave owners.
What was the Anaconda Plan?
A Union strategy to cut off the Confederacy from commerce and supplies.
Which of the following was a result of the expansion of cotton plantations?
Slavery became more important to the South's economy.
What was the purpose of The Compromise of 1850?
To resolve the ongoing conflict between Northern and Southern states over the spread of slavery into western states.
What would have happened if Maryland had decided to leave the Union?
The nation's capital would be in Confederate territory.
What was family life like for enslaved people in the United States?
Enslaved people had to ask their owners permission to marry. However, there was a strong sense of community among enslaved people.
What did Lincoln do in response to the battle of Antietam?
He issues a preliminary Proclamation of Emancipation.
Select the statement below that best explains the regional differences between the North and the South during the mid-1800s.
The North had a commercial economy, with many factories, populated cities and many miles of railroad tracks. The South had an agricultural economy, and was dependent on slavery
Which of the following was a goal of the Missouri Compromise?
To keep the balance in Congress between 11 free and 11 slave states.
The border states of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri were deeply divided over the issues of:
Slavery and secession
Nat Turner is famous for...
Leading a revolt in Virginia that killed more than 60 people, including his owner and family.
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg a significant turning point in the Civil War?
The Union had a considerable victory over the Confederacy. The Confederate army was seriously weakened.
What is sectionalism?
The strong loyalty to one region.
What did the gag rule adopted by the House in 1836 mean?
That any legislation dealing with slavery would be postponed indefinitely.
Why were many Southerners in support of secession?
Many Southerners feared that they would lose their way of life if they remianed in a country dominated by Northerners.
Which of the following is something that enslaved African Americans had in common with free African Americans in antebellum America?
They developed and practiced religious traditions.
Describe "total war" tactices from the final years of the Civil War.
Union armies systematically destroyed everything in their paths in the South.
Following the Civil War, how did many Southerners feel about Northerners?
Many Southerners blamed and resented Northerners for the wartime destruction of their homes, farms, cities and loss of their enslaved persons.
What resulted from the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision?
Congress could not restrict the spread of slavery, and therefore the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
What was "Juneteenth"?
The period when the last of the Confederate troops surrendered.