Antebellum Flashcards
(35 cards)
What does Antebellum mean?
Before War
What term is used to describe the growth of cities as people moved from rural areas to cities?
Urbanization
A person who wanted to end slavery was called an _______.
Abolitionist
Who was the enslaved person who sued for his freedom?
Dred Scott
Who was the Republican candidate who lost the U.S. Senate position for Illinois in 1858 and later became President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the idea called that allows people in a territory or state to vote directly on issues, for example slavery?
Popular sovereignty
The Industrial Revolution was a time period where the invention of machines instantly changed the way people made goods. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
The wheel was a revolutionary invention during the Antebellum period? TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE
What is the law that allowed escaped slaves in the North to be captured and returned to the South?
Fugitive Slave Act
Who wrote a book called Uncle Tom’s Cabin about the evils of slavery after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. This land was called the _______.
Louisiana Purchase
Who led a revolt at Harpers Ferry to get guns for slaves?
John Brown
As tensions grew in the United States, did the Dred Scott decision, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Compromise of 1850 lead up to the Civil War? YES or NO?
YES
Was the issue of slavery dividing the United States and leading to the country falling apart in 1859? YES or NO?
YES
White women, free Black people, and escaped slaves were all the types of people who would join what anti-slavery organization?
American Anti-Slavery Society
Was Stephen Douglas an abolitionist? YES or NO?
NO
Who was Abraham Lincoln and what was his position on slavery in the United States?
A US president that was against war
Who was Stephen Douglas and what was his position on slavery in the United States?
A very racist US senator
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe and what was her position on slavery in the United States?
An author that was against slavery
Who was Dred Scott and what was his position on slavery in the United States?
An abolitionist against slavery
Who was John Brown and what was his position on slavery in the United States?
An abolitionist against slavery
Who was William Lloyd Garrison and what was his position on slavery in the United States?
An American journalist who was against slavery
Who was Harriet Tubman and what was her position on slavery in the United States?
An abolitionist and social activist
Who was Frederick Douglass and what was his position on slavery in the United States?
An abolitionist and public speaker
