Pre Civil War/Antebellum Period

Missouri slave who sued for his freedom in a landmark supreme court decision.  

• Harriet Tubman
• Frederick Douglas
• Dred Scott

A Radical Abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery in the U.S.  He attempted to start a slave uprising in Virginia in 1859.  

• John Brown 
• Dred Scott 
• Robert E. Lee

A harsh law governing the return of runaway slaves

• Popular Soveriegnty 
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Secession 
• Fort Sumter 

A policy allowing voters to decide
whether to permit or outlaw slavery in a state or territory 

• Popular Sovereignty
• Serfdom
• Direct Election
• Primary 

Group of seven southern states that
seceded from the Union 

• United States of America
• Confederate States of America
• Southern States of America
• Dixie States of America 

Maryland-born slave known as “Moses” for their work with the Underground Railroad 

• Dred Scott
• Harriet Tubman 
• Frederick Douglas
• Harriett Beecher Stowe 

party formed in 1854 that opposed slavery in the Northern States

• Whigs
• Democrats
• Republican
• Union 

Which sentence correctly describes the way of life in the South after the
American Revolution? 

• The South developed busy cities, and embraced technology and
  industry. 
• It became a land of small farms, high population, and mechanized. 
• The South remained an agricultural society with cotton as its
  main crop. 

Why did Southern States decide to secede after the election of 1860? 

• Southerners feared Lincoln would force the south out of the Union. 
• Southerners feared Lincoln and the North would work to take over the production of cotton. 
• Southerners feared Lincoln would try to abolish slavery once in power.

What impact did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin have in American society? 

• Northern readers became outraged at the treatment of slaves. 
• Northern readers now were in support of the fugitive slave act.
• Southerners were pleased with how they were portrayed in the novel.