| Term | Definition |
| what reopens the slavery issue | Mexican Cession |
| what made slavery a southern institution | the cotton gin |
| the election of Lincoln caused the south to__________ from the union | secede |
| Before slavery Africans and European were considered _____________? | indentured servants |
| Slavery was based of the false idea of ____________ | superiority |
| cattle slavery = | slaves are a form of property |
| fredrick douglas | widely known abolitionist, taught him self to write and read |
| Sojourner Truth | conductor in the underground railroad who led 300 slaves to freedom |
| Harriet Tubman | most famous conductor of the underground railroad |