Antebellum Test 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
True or False, The Industrial Revolution was a time period where the invention of machines instantly changed the way people made goods.
True
True or False, The wheel was a revolutionary invention during the Antebellum period?
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 ____. This land was called the Louisiana Purchase.
France
Who led a revolt at Harpers Ferry to get guns for slaves?
John Brown
Yes or no, 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
Yes or no, Was the issue of slavery dividing the United States and leading to the country falling apart in 1859?
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
Yes or no, Was Stephen Douglas an abolitionist?
No
Who was Abe Lincoln and what was his position on slavery
He was the 16th president, was Anti-slavery and Abolished slavery.
Who was Stephen Douglas and what was his Position on slavery
He was pro slavery and wanted popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe and what was her Position on slavery
She wrote the horror novel, Uncle Tom’s cabin. She was also an abolitionist.
Who was Dred Scott and what was his position on slavery
He sued for his freedom and was anti-slavery
Who was John Brown and what was his position on slavery
He was an abolitionist who thought that slavery should be ended by force. He led a raid to steal guns from the federal arsenal. It was unsuccessful
Who was William Lloyd Garrison and what was his position on slavery?
He was an abolitionist who launched a newspaper called the Liberator describing the horrific stories of slavery.
Who was Harriet Tubman and what was her Position on slavery?
She led the underground railroad to help slaves escape to the north and was anti-slavery
Who was Frederick Douglass and what was his position on slavery?
He was also an abolitionist. He educated himself. He was a former slave. He used his skill as a writer to fight for change and gave speeches.
