Leading up to the Civil War Notes Flashcards
(67 cards)
Who were the Abolitionists?
Individuals who challenged slavery and sought to end it.
What role did Harriet Tubman play in the abolitionist movement?
She was a well-known abolitionist who risked her life to help hundreds of slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
An abolitionist who published the newspaper ‘Liberator’ and started the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Also wanted bigger roles for women, some wanted gradual emancipation, and minor roles for women.
What did the American Anti-Slavery Society advocate for?
Immediate emancipation and racial equality for African Americans.
What is ‘American Slavery As It Is’?
A book written by Theodore Dwight Weld and others depicting witness accounts of the horrible conditions of slavery.
What was the significance of the ‘Declaration of Sentiments’?
It was inspired by the Declaration of Independence and detailed beliefs about social injustice towards women.
True or False: William Lloyd Garrison wanted gradual emancipation of enslaved people.
False.
What did Susan B. Anthony contribute to women’s rights?
She turned the women’s rights issue into a political movement and fought for equal pay for equal work.
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
It made it a crime to help runaway slaves and allowed officials to arrest slaves in free areas.
What was the impact of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’?
It educated Northerners about the realities of slavery and was a powerful antislavery novel.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 do?
Divided the land of the Louisiana Purchase into Kansas and Nebraska and allowed popular sovereignty to decide on slavery.
What was ‘Bleeding Kansas’?
A series of violent events involving pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in Kansas during the 1850s.
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
A Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves as property and stated that African Americans were not citizens.
Fill in the blank: The Missouri Compromise established a boundary at ______ for the expansion of slavery.
36’30 latitude.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
A female former slave who traveled and spoke about the truth of slavery.
What did Harriet Jacobs write about?
Her autobiography ‘Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl’ documented life as a slave woman.
What did the Compromise of 1850 achieve?
California entered as a free state, slave trade was made illegal in the nation’s capital, Texas would give up land east of the Upper Rio Grande,
and the rest of the Mexican Cession was decided by popular sovereignty.
What was the role of John Brown in the abolitionist movement?
He was an abolitionist who justified violence against pro-slavery individuals as part of his religious duty.
What did the Fugitive Slave Act lead to in terms of public opinion?
It increased support for the abolitionist cause in the North.
True or False: The Dred Scott Decision upheld the Missouri Compromise.
False.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act eliminate?
The Missouri Compromise.
What did the term ‘popular sovereignty’ refer to?
The idea that political power belongs to the people to decide if a territory should allow slavery.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A former escaped slave and the most important African American leader of the 1800s.
What was the significance of the ‘North Star’ newspaper?
It was published by Frederick Douglass and helped spread abolitionist ideas.
