Civil War 8th grade vocab - Friday Sept. 15th

Popular Sovereignty:

• the idea that the people are the key source of a government's authority.

• to withdraw from membership in a group.

• Misleading info

• none of these

Secede

• to withdraw from membership in a group.

• Misleading info

• war between people of the same country.

A person who supported the abolition or the ending of slavery.

• Racisim

• Underground Railroad

• Reformer

• Abolitionist

Propaganda -

• false of misleading info that is spread to further cause or sway public opinion

• withdraw from membership in a group.

• war between two countries

Harriet Beecher Stowe was a(n)...

• Slave

• Pro-Slavery person

• Abolitionist

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book....

• The Slave's Cause

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Twelve Years a Slave

What is Dred Scott famous for?

• Being sued

• Suing for his freedom

• Becoming a famous doctor

• Winning his freedom

What was the basis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery was taking away from American pride.

• That African Americans' rights were protected by the Constitution.

• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens.

• That slavery should be abolished immediately.

War between people in the same country

• Civil War
• World War
• Cold War
• War of the Roses

President Lincoln's declaration in 1863 freeing slaves in the confederacy.

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Constitutional Amendment