Lesson 1
What invention increased the productivity of cotton?
Cotton Gin
What crop was “king” in the south?
Cotton
What was the forced native walk from the southeast to Oklahoma?
Trail of Tears
What state became a slave state and a free state in the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri, Maine
Abolitionist delivered all people were
equal
What was the underground railroad?
a system in place to help slaves escape to freedom
Who proposed the American system?
Henry Clay
Who won the election in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did the South become dependent on slavery?
Cotton and Demand for labor
To own property in the south and own slaves was a sign of ___________in the south
Wealth
Missouri became a slave state because of the ____________ Compromise.
Missouri
Who was John Brown?
abolitionist who fought for anti slavery in Kansas and started the raid on Harper's Ferry
What does antebellum mean?
Before the war
Cotton system was known to be part of what system?
Gang
Which part of the American System was unpopular in SC?
Protective Tarrif
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
Cotton exports increased more than _______% in SC
1,000%
What was the domestic slave trade?
Trading of slaves between states
What was the main goal of the American system?
To unify the country through a self sufficient economy
Who secured the final purchase to fulfill Manifest destiny?
James Gadsden