Harriet Tubman
What was Harriet's nickname?
Minty
This is made of soft, white fibers. It was grown on plantations in the south.
cotton
Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln was _____________________, or chosen, to be the 16th President of the United States.
elected
This is the practice of forcing people to work without pay.....being owned by someone else.
slavery
Harriet was a _____________________ for the Underground Railroad.
This is a building where goods are made.
factory
This word means to "spread out and become greater in size."
expand
The southern states who wanted to keep slavery and be in charge of themselves were nicknamed __________________________.
the Confederacy
Money that is paid or received for work.
wages
This is the vocabulary word that means "large farm where crops are grown."
plantation
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
An imaginary line between the North and the South. (between the border of Pennsylvania and Maryland.)
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were both _______________ running for the state senate.
candidates
The northern states were nicknamed ________________.
The Union
The science of producing crops: farming
agriculture
If you were trying to escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad, you were called a _________.
passenger
What was an abolitionist?
A person who wanted to end slavery.
What did Lincoln think the government should do about slavery?
That is should be illegal for all new states.
The Confederacy fought at _________ ___________. They wanted to take it away from the United States and keep it for themselves.
Fort Sumter
People involved in the activities of a government and complete as candidates to serve in the government
politicians
What song helped people find the North Star?
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The system in which people make, buy, sell, and trade items or their services is called ________________.
economy
This vocabulary word means, "a group of people who help lead a country, state, or other area, and make and enforce the laws for that area."
government
The southern states ______________________ from the United States. They left and wanted to create their own country.
seceded
Something that is inherited, or passed down; traditions, or ways of doing things that haven't changed over time.
heritage