Vocab
an unfair negative opinion formed about a group of people
prejudice
a law passed by Congress in 1850 that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners
fugitive slave law
Who was born into slavery and after escaping published anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star?
Federick Douglass
Who won the right to ride in the "whites only" streetcar?
Elizabeth Jennings
What took place when 53 Africans on board a ship seized control and tried to force the sailor to bring them back to Africa?
The Amistad Rebellion
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Kansas became a central _______________ for pro-slavery vs. anti-slavery movements, and much blood was shed.
battleground
A person who wanted to end slavery in the U.S.
abolitionist
a law passed in 1854 that allowed these territories to decide whether to become free or slave state
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad and then became a conductor?
Harriet Tubman
What was Congress's attempt to end the disagreements over slavery between free and slave states?
The Missouri Compromise
Even though they ended up in the U.S., the survivors of the Amistad Rebellion eventually won their freedom and were sent back to __________.
Africa
Because much blood was shed here, it earned Kansas what nickname?
Bleeding Kansas
laws made my colonial planters that were designed to control the lives of enslaved African Americans
slave codes
a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that ruled that slaves were private property
Dred Scott Decision
Who led attacks on pro-slavery people in Kansas?
John Brown
The Missouri Compromise lasted until 1850 when ___________ wanted to join the U.S. as a state.
California
What was the first women's rights convention, and emphasized that "all men and women are created equal"?
The Seneca Falls Convention
Senator Charles Sumner was this
abolitionist
a system of secret routes used by slaves escaping the South to reach freedom in the North or Canada
underground railroad
the belief that individual states should be allowed to make decisions about issues that concern them
states' rights
Dred Scott
Who tried to sue for his and his family's freedom but lost?
As a part of the Missouri Compromise, ___________ was admitted as a slave state
Missouri
Harriet Tubman escaped slavery on the _____________ _______________.
Underground Railroad
Who attacked Senator Charles Sumner?
Rep. Preston Brooks
a law passed by congress in 1820 that divided the Louisiana Territory into areas that allowed slavery and areas that did not allow slavery
Missouri Compromise
being loyal to a section of one's country instead of to the country itself
sectionalism
Who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia?
Nat Turner
As a part of the Missouri Compromise, ___________ was admitted as a free state.
Maine
Harriet Tubman later became a ____________ after she escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad.
conductor
Senator Charles Sumner was attacked by Rep. Preston Brooks where?
Senate Chamber