Weekly Review Jan 3-6

Match the following abolitionists with their description:

• published anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator

• Frederick Douglass

• published anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star

• Harriet Tubman

• from SC, wrote American Slavery As It Is

• Angelina and Sarah Grimke

• helped slaves escape on Underground Railroad

• William Lloyd Garrison

Why did the post office remove certain types of literature from the mail in the South?

• to prevent the spread of abolitionist ideas

• To reduce the amount of mail being delivered.

• To reduce the cost of postage.

• To reduce the workload of postal workers.

Why did slave owners argue that slavery was a "positive good?"

• They needed to defend slavery against the abolitionists.

• They were becoming more convinced that slavery was wrong.

• They wanted to find a way to compromise with abolitionists.

• They wanted to gradually free their slaves over many years.

Reorder the following events of the Nullification Crisis in chronological order:

• Congress enacts the Tariff of 1828

• John C. Calhoun of SC argues for nullification.

• Henry Clay proposes a compromise tariff.

• President Jackson threatens to use force.

South Carolina believed the "tariff of abominations" helped northern manufacturers while hurting farmers. How did they respond to this?

• They negotiated a compromise tariff that was lower.

• They used nullification to declare the law null and void.

• They seceded from the Union, triggering the Civil War.

• They began to industrialize and move away from slavery and cotton farming.

Which of the following increased sectionalism between North and South? Choose TWO correct answers.

• disagreements over tariff rates

• the rise of nationalism after the War of 1812

• the rise of the abolitionist movement

• the American Revolution