Vocabulary
The Industrial Revolution refers to
A period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing
Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison both fought for _______________________.
The Abolition of Slavery.
What revolution took place during the Antebellum that changed dynamics in the North and South?
The Industrial Revolution
What was the Confederacy?
A group of Southern states that seceded from the Union
What waws the Compromise of 1850?
A series of five laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1850 that aimed to resolve disagreements between free and slave states, primarily regarding slavery in new territories acquired after the Mexican-American War.
A cash crop is:
A crop grown mainly to sell for money
What was John Brown best known for?
Attacking Harpers Ferry to start a slave uprising
What did the South mainly rely on for its economy?
Farming and cash crops like cotton
What does it mean to be a martyr?
A person who dies for a cause
What is the name of the article the state of Mississippi made to announce that they are leaving the United States?
The Mississippi Declaration of Secession
The term fugitive most closely means:
A person who runs away, especially to escape slavery or the law
Which of the following was known for leading a violent slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831?
Nat Turner
One reason the North became more urban than the South was because:
Factories and jobs attracted people to cities
What did the Dred Scott decision rule?
Slaves were not citizens and could not sue in court
Who is Jefferson Davis?
The President of the Confederacy
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States was called a(n):
Abolitionist
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book that helped people see the cruelty of slavery?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Fugitive Slave Act required:
All citizens to help capture runaway slaves
What happened after Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860?
Southern states began to secede from the Union
What did Alexander Stephens say in his cornerstone speech?
What does it mean to secede?
To leave or break away from a country
Which movement aimed to improve society, including education, prisons, and women’s rights?
Reform Movement
The idea of popular sovereignty allowed:
People in a territory to vote on whether to allow slavery
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to violence because:
Settlers fought over whether Kansas would allow slavery
List three reasons why the South wished to keep slavery.
1. For Trade/Economic Value
2. Free Labor
3. Racist Beliefs
4. Decrease in Crops