From Compromise to Conflict Study Guide

_______________ was the publisher of the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
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_______________ was the publisher of the abolitionist newspaper the Liberator.
William Lloyd Garrison
2. Which invention made it easier to clean the cotton of its seeds? _______________. This actually ________________ the demand for slaves in the South.
Cotton Gin, increased
The _______________ region's agriculturally based economy made it dependent on _______________ labor.
Southern ,slave
The goal of the Underground Railroad was to bring escaped slaves all the way to _______________.
Canada
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 made it possible for the residents of each territory to vote for or against slavery. The idea of letting the voters decide is known as ___________________________.
popular sovereignty
Abolitionists wanted to end slavery ____________________________
immediately, ASAP, right away
List the parts of the Compromise of 1850 that would have satisfied the South:
*Utah and New Mexico Territories open to slavery
* Slavery allowed in Washington DC
* Strong fugitive slave laws were passed
During the 1820s _____________________ was on rise in the United States. It is when people develop an intense sense of pride and devotion to one's region, or state.
sectionalism
What is the name of the traditional border (between two states) that separated the Northern and Southern states?
Mason-Dixon Line
As part of the Compromise of 1850, _______________ entered the Union as a ___________ state.
California, free
The abolitionist movement grew out of the religious movement known as the __________________.Great AwakeningThe abolitionist novel ___________________, helped turn millions against slavery.Uncle Tom's CabinThe abolitionist__________________ was responsible for the deaths of five pro-slavers in the territory of ________________.John Brown, KansasIn his Supreme Court case _____________ was a slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom.Dred Scott__________________ was the first state to secede from the Union.South CarolinaIn 1859, the abolitionist_______________ tried to unsuccessfully raid the federal arsenal at________________, Virginia. He was trying to start a slave revolt.John Brown, Harper FerryThe Southern states began to talk seriously about ______________ when Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.secessionIn 1861, the Civil War began with Southern army bombing _______________, South Carolina.Fort Sumter________________ was an escaped slave, who later became a great speaker and was the publisher of the North Star.Frederick Douglass_______________ was the leader of the Underground Railroad.Harriet TubmanIn 1831, _______________-led a slave revolt in which 55 white men, women, and children were killed.Nat Turner22. Which region of the country had very few cities, less population, less manufacturing, and was mostly rural? ____________SouthernList the parts of the Compromise of 1850 that would've satisfied the North.California admitted as a free state * slave trade banned in Washington D.C.As part of the Compromise of 1820, ____________ entered the Union as a free state.MaineAs part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820, slavery would be banned in the Louisiana Territory north of latitude36 '30.Supporters of the _________________doctrine believe that if a state feels that the laws, passed by Congress, are unconstitutional, the state has the right to not follow the law.states' rightsThe _____________ region's economy depended on trade and manufacturing.NorthernWhat were the Southern states fighting for in the Civil War? ______________________State's rights / "Southern Way of Life"Dred Scott lost his case in the Supreme Court because the Court determined that he could not sue for his freedom because he was considered _____________.propertyBecause of the Dred Scott decision, Congress could _________________ ban slavery in any territory.not