Social Studies Flashcards
1
Q
Tariff
A
Tax on foreign goods
2
Q
What year did they find gold in California?
A
1840
3
Q
Forty-NIners
A
People who went to California for gold
4
Q
Abolitionist
A
People who fought to end slavery
5
Q
Popular sovereignty
A
allow the people to decide
6
Q
Seneca Falls
A
Start of women’s suffrage
7
Q
Dred Scott decision
A
He wasn’t free and said they weren’t citizens
8
Q
Electoral College
A
Decides who wins
9
Q
Fort Sumpter
A
Start of the civil war
10
Q
Which book made people against slavery
A
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
11
Q
Which state was first to secede
A
South Carolina
12
Q
Who won the battle of bull run
A
Confederacy
