Slavery
What was the most common crop slaves worked to produce?
Tobacco
give 2 different names for the North and South in the civil war
union and confederates
blue and gray
what is unicameral and bicameral?
unicameral- one branch of legislature
bicameral- two branches of legislature
what were colonists originally fighting for?
rights as Englishmen
who are the main leaders of the Confederate and Union armies
Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee
What was the cruel and harsh slavery practiced most commonly in the deep south and southern states?
Chattel slavery
what was the free soil movement?
the movement to slowly ban slavery in new states and territories to avoid the spread gradually
What is a republic?
a government run by elected representatives
what country gave colonists a helping hand and support to win the war?
how did Stonewall Jackson kick the bucket
friendly fire
What is the difference between a "Slave Society" and a "Society With Slavery"
a "Slave Society" had an economy and town dependable on slavery and its production, while a "Society With Slavery" had slavery but was way less dependent on it
What does it mean to "Secede"?
to withdraw from the government
what is "Race"?
categories created by societies typically distinguished by physical characteristics as well as getting treated differently
What was "Salutary Neglect"?
when the British attempted did not attempt to directly enforce taxes or rule the colonies
what commander was known as being too cautious in the Civil war?
George McClellan
what would an English servant get that an enslaved person may not?
Land after their work is done and their children would not inherit enslavement
What was the deadliest battle in the civil war?
Gettysburg
What is Federalism?
the support of a large government, national bank, ect.
what was the point of colonists dressing as native Americans when boarding a ship in the Boston tea party?
in order to make an effort in looking and connecting to America rather than the British
who ran against Lincoln in Iillinois and for president
Stephen A Douglas
What is a "Shanghaied"
a person kidnapped into labor
What strategy did the union use to hopefully constrict the southerners and win the war.
Anaconda plan
what was Virginia's early form of government?
House of Burguesses
what was "Shay's Rebellion" and what did it do?
shays Rebellion was the movement to replace the articles with a stronger more powerful central government, it made wealthy citizens scared and worried about equality and how it would impact them
where did John Henry brown plan to attack?
a southern armory