Antebellum South
What was the argument called that said slaves were better cared for than Northern factory workers?
"Positive good"
Who said that states could call special conventions to declare federal laws unconstitutional?
John C. Calhoun
Why did South Carolina secede?
Lincoln would make slavery illegal
The Union controlled the Mississippi River after which battle?
Vicksburg
What famous abolitionist book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What system dominated the South?
Plantation system
What event at Harpers Ferry made Southerners afraid of abolitionists?
John Brown's raid
Slave owners became more determined to keep their slaves because of what movement?
Abolitionist movement
What was the South's military strategy?
Fight a defensive war
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
Appomattox Court House
What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?
The number of slaves increased dramatically
Define sectionalism.
Loyalty for one region instead of the nation as a whole
There was an imbalance in SLAVE and FREE states following what treaty from the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
What port was used as a launching point to attack Charleston?
Port Royal
Fire-eaters
Who was an overseer?
Hired white man who ran the plantation
Who opposed protective tariffs and why?
The South because they would only benefit the North
What strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law and banned the slave trade in Washington, D.C.?
Compromise of 1850
What was the goal of the H.L. Hunley?
Break the Union blockade
People who wanted to secede ONLY if others joined them were called what?
Cooperationists
Who was a driver?
Trusted slave on a plantation placed in charge of other slaves
When running for President, what was Lincoln's position on slavery?
"Free soil" - slavery would not spread to new states
What repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed citizens a choice on the issue of slavery?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Describe "King Cotton Diplomacy."
The South refused to sell cotton to European countries unless they joined them in the war
What fort did the 54th Massachusetts lead a campaign on?
Fort Wagner