Abolitionism
what is a famous novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
which region supported the Democratic party?
Southern States
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Licoln
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Federal government capturing run away slaves and return to their owners in the South
what was a name given to Harriet Tubman?
Moses
What is ONE reason why the Union won the war? (think of Northern advantage)
Greater industrial capacity
Greater manpower
Greater war time economy ($$$)
which region(s) supported the the Republican party?
North and West
What was the Dred Scott v. Sanford case about? How did the case end?
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Dred Scott moved from the Southern state to a Northern State during enslavement, and petitioned to claim his freedom because of his time in the free state. Taney claimed that enslaved people are NOT citizens
Which state was the first state to leave the union?
South Carolina
list 3 abolitionists
answers may vary
what was the outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation? (list at least 2)
- Freed all slaves
- allowed Black soldiers to fight in the war (union side)
what is the
-13th
-14th
-15th amendment?
13th:abolishment of slavery
14th:rights to citizenship
15th:rights to vote
What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the debate about slavery?
Manifest destiny reignited concern about the status of slavery in western territories
what is a sharecropper?
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Free Blacks who returned to plantation labor were required to pay rent, but they had no money and were not paid for their services. They “paid” rent by forfeiting about 70-‐80% of the crops they produced.
describe the difference between Abolitionists and Anti-Slavery?
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Abolitionists wanted the total elimination of slavery and saw Blacks and Whites as equal
Anti-Slavery wanted to eliminate slavery due to guilt and shame
Describe 2 roles for women during the Civil War
- nurses
- spies
- took on men's job
What happened to the Confederate generals after the war?
they faced little to no consequences
what is popular sovereignty?
states' rights to make decisions for themselves
How did the Southern Whites continue to oppress free Blacks despite the 15th amendment?
- poll tax
- literacy test
-etc
what is the name of the abolitionist who took an extreme measure to end slavery in Kansas-Nebraska territory?
John Brown
Which battle was considered the turning point for the Union?
The Battle of Gettysberg
provide at least 2 examples of Black code
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A black person was not allowed to marry a white person
A black person could not vote
A black person could be whipped, imprisoned, or fined for not having a job (since blacks were essentially forced back on the plantation, this created a stable labor supply for former slave owners)
A black person was banned from living in a variety of communities
What was the main platform of the Free Soil Party?
End slavery / complete abolishment of slavery
what are 4 ideas covered in the transcendentalism?
Non-conformity
Self-Reliance
Free Thought
Confidence
Importance of nature