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The time before the war; usually referring to the civil war.
North advantages
more factories, bigger population, more railroads
South advantages
home field advantage, long coastline, they didn’t have to win, better generals, expected foreign aid
The two places in the Constitution that the south uses as ok for slavery and states rights
Article 6 section 2, amendment 10
What is a tariff?
Taxes
Three reasons that make slavery in America different from any other time or place in history
It jump-started human trafficking
It was for life
it was only Africans
Define gang system
Slaves would work from sun-up to sundown.
Define task system
Slaves would be assigned some tasks and then their free for the day
Define overseer
someone who would oversee slaves; usually a slave themselves
What was the Underground Railroad
A pathway of safe-houses and abolitionist that helped the slaves escape
Who was Frederick Douglas?
A past slave who escaped to the north, huge abortionist, was a well published author.
Who was Harriett Tubman?
A past slave who took 13 trips to the south to free slaves
Why was Harriett Tubman known as the Moses of her people?
because she delivered them from slavery
What did William Lloyd Garrison and Horace Greeley do and say?
Christian abolitionist that Published newspaper that spoke out against slavery, called other Christians to denounce it and to work diligently to stop it.
Name at least the name of two Spirituals
Steal away to Jesus, Go down Moses
What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 say
that escaped slaves can be brought back to their plantations in the north.
What was Uncle Tom’s Cabin about
The american experience with slavery
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act say?
That each territory would choose if slavery was allowed or not.
Why was the Republican party created
Because the parties had divided over slavery after the Kansas - Nebraska act
How was the Republican party created
It was a combination of the Whigs, Northern Democrats, and the free soil party,
Who was James Buchanan?
A famous explorer, Military man who used to be a US senator who failed as a president
What happened in the Sumner-Brooks Episode
Senator Charles Sumner delivered an angry speech about the fighting in Kansas. For 2 days he verbally attacked his Colleagues who supported slavery. Especially Andrew Butler, few days later his cousin beat Sumner with a walking stick.
Who was Dred Scott
An elderly black man who was debated whether he was free or not.
Who was Roger Taney
A southerner who was Chief Justice in Dred Scott v. Sandford
Lincoln speech from the Lincoln/Douglas debates
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." \n \n I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. \n \n I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided.
Who was John Brown and what did he do
An abolitionist who believed violence was the only way to prevent the war
Who are the 4 guys who ran for president in 1860
Stephen Douglass, John C. Breckenridge, Abraham Lincoln, John Bell
when did south carolina secede from the union
1860
When and where were the Confederate States formed
Montgomery Alabama, February 1, 1861
Who was the Confederate President
Jefferson Davis
Who was the Confederate Vice-President
Alexander Stephens
What happened at Fort Sumter
The first battle of the civil war
Describe the process of West Virginia becoming a state
The west part of Virginia disagreed with the rest of VA so they left to be apart of the union.
What are the 4 border states and what two did Lincoln worry about the most
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri, Maryland and Delaware
Who was the Confederate General near Fort Sumter
PGT Beauregard
Lincoln takes office 3/4/1861 what does he say to the Southerns in his inaugural address?
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