Flashcards on Abolition and Economy

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Author of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin"

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Abolitionist who led an attack on Harpers Ferry

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John Brown

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Law requiring citizens to return runaway slaves

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Fugitive Slave Law

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Region of the United States with an industrialized economy

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The Northern states

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What the South did NOT believe in

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Abolishing slavery

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Congress passed high tariffs on goods made from outside of the United States to help the North sell their manufactured goods.

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High tariffs were implemented to protect Northern industries.

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The part of the United States that had an agricultural economy with large cotton plantations in the 1800s was the Southern states.

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The Southern states relied heavily on agriculture.

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Harriet Tubman was the 'conductor' of the Underground Railroad who led more than 400 slaves to freedom.

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Harriet Tubman played a crucial role in the abolition of slavery.

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An abolitionist is someone who opposes slavery.

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Abolitionists fought for the end of slavery in the United States.

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Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States and believed in a strong federal government and abolishing slavery.

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Lincoln's presidency was marked by the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation.