Abolition
What kind of labor did the South use?
Slaves
What is Women’s Suffrage?
women claiming basic voting rights
What was Henry Clay trying to maintain in the Missouri Compromise?
the balance between Slave and Free states
Which senator came up with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
How did Southerners react to Lincoln’s "House Divided" speech?
They believed Lincoln was an abolitionist who wanted to destroy slavery.
end slavery in America
What was significant about the Seneca Falls Convention?
First public meeting about women’s rights in the United States
Which compromise dealt with California becoming a state and the Fugitive Slave Act?
Compromise of 1850
What was an important effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Directly led to bleeding Kansas
What was the primary goal of the raid on Harpers Ferry?
To seize weapons and start a slave rebellion
What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
Secret organization to help slaves gain their freedom
The Declaration of Sentiments was inspired by what other document?
Declaration of Independence
Which act allowed slave masters to accuse anyone as a runaway slave with very little recourse which forced people into slavery?
Fugitive Slave Act
What was Bleeding Kansas?
period of violent conflict in Kansas Territory over the issue of slavery
How did Southern states react to Lincoln's election in 1860?
Several states seceded from the Union
Who was an escaped slave that became a conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of the speech given by Sojourner Truth in 1851?
Ain't I a Woman speech
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to influence the debate over slavery?
exposed the harsh reality of slave life in her novel
pro-slavery forces attacked the anti-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.
What was a major consequence of the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?
It caused more Southern states to secede from the Union
What am I looking for if I am following the drinking gourd?
Big Dipper or North Star
Why did women want to get involved in reform movements?
hoped if slaves gained freedom and rights, so would women
How did the Dred Scott decision affect the issue of slavery in U.S. territories?
Congress could not prohibit slavery in U.S. territories
What was the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre?
John Brown and his associates murdered five pro-slavery men at their camp
What was the primary reason Southern states gave for seceding from the Union?
They believed the federal government would ban slavery