Slavery & Resistance
He led a violent slave rebellion in 1831 that caused stricter laws in the South
Nat Turner
This 1820 compromise kept the balance between free and slave states
The Missouri Compromise
This period marked the shift from farming to machine-based factory work.
The Industrial Revolution
He won the Election of 1860 without being on the ballot in most Southern states.
Abraham Lincoln
He was the top Union general who later became President.
Ulysses S. Grant
This law forced Northerners to assist in capturing escaped enslaved people.
Fugitive Slave Act
This state entered the Union as a free state in the Missouri Compromise
Maine
This economic system involves private ownership and competition for profit.
Capitalism
This state was the first to secede after Lincoln’s election.
South Carolina
He was the Confederate general who surrendered in 1865.
Robert E. Lee
This white abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry and became a hero to some Northerners
John Brown
The Missouri Compromise line was drawn at this latitude.
36°30′
Government control of major industries is a key feature of this economic system. (mixed economy)
Socialism
This fort was attacked by Confederates in April 1861, starting the Civil War.
Fort Sumpter
The Civil War officially ended after this event in April 1865
Appomattox Court House
This movement believed slavery should be abolished immediately, sometimes by any means necessary.
Abolitionist movement
How many years after the Louisiana Purchase was the Missouri compromise?
17
In theory, everyone is equal and shares all property in this system created by Karl Marx.
Communism
The Southern reaction to Lincoln’s win showed how deeply divided the nation was over this issue.
Slavery
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed slaves in Confederate states
What was John Brown’s goal at Harpers Ferry?
Start a slave uprising
After the Missouri Compromise there were a total of this many states.
24
The Industrial Revolution increased the divide between these two U.S. regions
The North and South?
This was Lincoln’s main goal when he was first elected president.
What was preserving the Union?
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments do?
Ended slavery, gave citizenship and voting rights