Unit 1: Abolitionism
The act of ending a system or practice (slavery in this case).
What is abolition
The executive order Lincoln gave to free the slaves in the South during the Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Amendment to the Constitution that eliminated all slavery in the U.S.
13th Amendment
Exploitative economic practice where African Americans worked for wealthy landowners in exchange for a portion of the crop
What is sharecropping
Hometowns (match to teacher):
Dallas, Texas
Kansas City, Kansas
Mr. Price: Kansas City
What were the two main abolitionist approached we discussed in class?
What are violent and non-violent approaches
What the U.S. tried to maintain in Congress by admitting one free state and one slave state at a time
What is balance of power
The supreme guiding document for the U.S. government
What is the Consitution
Oppressive laws that restricted African American freedoms during Reconstruction (examples: not allowed to buy house/work for themselves)
What are black codes
This teacher converted their bedroom into a personal library
Ms. Swords
The abolitionist who gave the speech, "What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?"
Who is Frederick Douglass
The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
What is manifest destiny
Amendment to the Constitution that made African Americans citizens of the U.S.
14th Amendment
Political party against expanding African American rights during Reconstruction
Who are the democrats
This teacher was named to the all-city volleyball team in high school
Mr. Price
What court case established that African Americans are not citizens?
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
Compromise that admitted one slave state and one free state at a time starting with Missouri and Maine
What is the Missouri Compromise
Amendment to the Constitution that gave African Americans the right to vote
15th Amendment
The terrorist group that suppressed African American freedoms using violence
What is the Ku Klux Klan
This teacher speaks fluent German
Ms. Swords
Who was the violent abolitionist that led a raid on Harper's Ferry?
Who is John Brown
Independent country that was annexed by the U.S. as a slave state
What is Texas
Political group that fought for increased African American rights and strict regulations on Southern states
Who are the Radical Republicans
Georgia congressman who was offered a bribe to let someone else take his seat in the House of Representatives. He was nearly beaten to death after refusing the bribe.
Who is Abram Colby
This teacher was named after a Star Trek character
Mr. Price