People
This person was a slave, from Missouri, that tried to sue for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves had no rights to sue in the United States because they were not citizens.
Who is Dred Scott
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
Abolitionist
The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.
Invention
Used the cover of war to flee north to free states
This political party supported the abolitionist movement for the majority.
Republicans
This person was born into slavery in 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He was able to escape slavery at 19 years old after teaching himself how to read and write.
Who is Frederick Douglass
Movement dedicated to promoting moderation.
Temperance
To cause someone to lose their freedom of choice or action.
Enslaved
South
This political party was pro-slavery for the majority
Democrats
He drafted a bill to organize the Nebraska Territory and to create the Kansas Territory in 1853.
Stephen A. Douglass
The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
Nativism
To cause something to arise or come about; produce.
Generate
In the American Revolution, what deal did the Continental Army make with slaves in order for them to help fight in the war?
One year of service for their freedom
What was essentially the goal of the Compromise of 1850?
Maintain the strength of the Missouri Compromise and ease growing tensions.
This man was a new young politician whose views on reformation aligned with the new Whig party. He would later become president in one of the most crucial times in American history.
Abraham Lincoln
An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
Compromise
Relating to a section or subdivision of a larger whole.
Sectional
What event in 1803 inspired revolutions to spark all over the world?
Haiti Slave Revolt
Uncle Tom's Cabin helped push the abolitionist movement by showing that slaves were real people. What year was it published and who was the author?
1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe
This woman was an American abolitionist and social activist. She escaped slavery and later led 13 missions to help rescue over 70 people from slavery through the underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
Allow someone to enter a place or group.
Admitted
A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
Crisis
Early in our countries history, the 13 colonies relied on slaves to produce what key crops from the notes?
Tobacco, Indigo, and Sugar
The Missouri Compromise set a boarder between the free and slave states, as well as dividing the country. What year was it approved.
1820