How/when were slaves introduced into the South? | | Slaves introduced during colonial area as cheap labor |
What did slaves help grow? | | John Brown, an extreme abolitionist that murdered pro-slavery people |
What shaped pretty much every aspect of the Southern Society? | | The South wanted to protect the institution of slavery |
What was the South's main reason to secede from the Union and start the Civil War? | | Slavery was a very important aspect of the Southern Society? |
How did sectionalism release tension between the North and South which cause them to separate? | | Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that portrayed the reality of slavery in the South |
What did the North rely on? | | Factories for Manufacturing |
What did the South rely on? | | The North and South had different interests as 2 different "sections", thought their own interests were more important than the others, each side wanted the federal govt on their side, and they also had different economic interests |
What did the Tariff of Abominations and the Nullification Crisis do to the country? | | Plantations and Farms |
What was Bleeding Kansas? | | Very fertile, rich terrain used for agriculture, but slaves weren't allowed to be used for work |
Who was a key figure in the Kansas-Nebraska Act? | | They were trying to outlaw slavery in the South (like they did in the North) |
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do to the Nebraska Territory? | | Rough terrain and extreme temperatures excluded farming, so instead they worked in factories and urbanized thier cities |
How was slavery decided in the two new territories during he Kansas-Nebraska Act? | | Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth-both born slaves that had escaped slavery |
What is abolitionism? | | It divided the territory into two more territories |
What were the Northern states trying to do while using abolitionism? | | They help grew Cotton, Sugar, Rice, and Tobacco |
Who wrote/what was "The Liberator"? | | The movement set to end slavery |
Who were 2 well known abolitionist leaders? | | William Lloyd Garrison wrote this newspaper for abolitionists |
Who was/what did Harriet Beecher Stow do? | | Slavery in each territory was decided by popular sovereignty, which is when pro/anti-slavery people rushed to vote for the deciding decision |
What was the North's geography like? | | They increased sectionalism |
What was the South's geography like? | | Moderate terrain and temperatures encouraged them to farm, use slaves for farm work, and have mostly rural cities |
What was the Midwest's geography like? | | A violent confrontation between the pro/anti-slavery people in Kansas |
What was the West's geography like? | | Warm climate, modern terrain, but little water to grow crops, instead large ranches were used to raise cattle and horses |