Civics Quiz 4

Triangular trade routes

Triangular trade routes

Trade route connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of raw materials, goods, and enslaved individuals.

Middle Passage

Brutal journey across the Atlantic endured by African Americans under inhumane conditions during the slave trade.

Abolitionists

Individuals who opposed slavery and worked to end it, advocating for the freedom and rights of enslaved people.

Cotton gin

Invention that revolutionized cotton production, increasing the demand for slaves due to the higher efficiency in processing cotton.

Secede

To break away or withdraw from a larger group or organization.

Dred Scott vs. Sandford 1857

In a landmark court case where Dred Scott fought for his freedom, they found Scott guilty, for suing when he was not a citizen.

Underground Railroad

Network aiding escaped slaves in reaching freedom, providing shelter and assistance along the way.

Frederick Douglass

Former slave turned prominent abolitionist leader and advocate for civil rights.

Harriet Tubman

Known as "Moses," she led many enslaved individuals to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

William Still

Involved in the Underground Railroad and the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, keeping detailed records to aid in reuniting separated families.

Fugitive Slave Laws

Laws requiring the return of escaped slaves to their owners

Strategies of the Underground Railroad conductors

Fighting Brown, $ freedom, Codes & secret passageways, Disguises & hiding, Timing, Getting help

How did the Constitution failed to address slavery

The ⅗ compromise which increased the political power of pro-slavery states. They made a law to stop importing slaves but you could still have slaves. Fugitive slave laws.

In what ways did the northern states benefit from slavery?-

material goods were sent to the north and stuff for factories, and banks and insurance companies profited off plantation owners and their laborers

How did people fight against slavery?

Some did it violently like Nat Turner by killing their slaveholders and their neighbors and some did it without violence and took it to court.