Chapter 11 Review
What did George Washington recommend be built at Harpers Ferry?
Federal Arsenal
What kind of labor force did the North depend on?
Immigrants
What kind of labor force did the South depend on?
Slave
The nation was able to remain united because of what?
Compromise
What was the biggest and most serious disagreement between northern and southern states?
Slavery
What is all the activity involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services?
Economy
By 1860, what accounted for over 50% of the value of all U.S. exports?
Cotton
What are products sold to another country?
Exports
States that permitted slavery were called?
Slave states
States that did not permit slavery were called?
Free states
Explain the Compromise of 1850
California admitted as a free state Part of Texas given to New Mexico Slavery banned in D.C. Stronger fugitive slave law passed Slavery in N.M. and Utah decided by popular sovereignty
What group tried to convince people that slavery was evil and that slave owners were sinners?
American Anti- Slavery Society
What kind of government was needed in the North?
Strong Federal Government
What kind of government was needed in the South?
States Rights
Explain why different kinds of governments were needed in the North and South
North - Strong Federal Government, to provide services like transportation, regulate immigration, and protect industry from imports
South - States Rights, the rights of the state precede over the rights of the federal government
Explain the Missouri Compromise
Missouri entered as a slave state Maine entered as a free state Line drawn from Missouri’s southern border westward, slavery south of line
What is the principle of states’ rights?
the principle that the rights and responsibilities of the states should take precedence over the rights and responsibilities of the federal government
The war of 1846 resulted in annexation of land taken from
Mexico
What political party formed as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Republican
This was a network of houses and other places used to help slaves escape to the North.
Underground Railroad
John Brown’s beliefs were modeled after those of his father-
Owen Brown
As a young man in Pennsylvania, what did John Brown do to help slaves?
Underground Railroad
What newspaper publisher in Illinois was killed by a pro slavery mob?
Elijah Lovejoy
Fiery speaker against slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
What are the first ten amendments to the constitution refereed to as?
Bill of Rights
Because of all the fighting, what was Kansas called?
“Bleeding Kansas”
the right of those living within an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether to allow slavery
popular sovereignty
Pro slavery men from Missouri who crossed the state line to vote and scare anti slavery voters were called what?
Border Ruffians
Where John Brown and his followers massacred five proslavery settlers. After his raid on this town, John Brown became a fugitive
Pottawatomie Creek
Town in Kansas burned and plundered, marking turning point in struggle for Kansas
Osawatomie
Who was the Massachusetts senator that was beaten with a cane on the floor of the Senate by Preston Brooks?
Charles Sumner
John Brown is best known for leading an attack on the arsenal at
Harpers Ferry
What name did Brown use while planning his strategy?
Isaac Smith
What is the willful damage or destruction of machinery, materials, or property?
Sabotage
Who was contacted to take command of the forces at Harpers Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
President during John Brown’s raid
James Buchanan
Where was the trial held?
Charles Town
What were the charges against Brown?
Treason, murder, insurrection
the crime of trying to overthrow the government.
Treason
Another name for rebellion
insurrection
What do we call a person who suffers death in support of a belief, cause or principle?
Martyr
Method of execution for John Brown
hanging
What was John Brown’s plan?
Take over the federal arsenal Attract a slave army Led the slaves in rebellion
What went wrong with John Brown’s plan?
Train telegraphed for help Townspeople rallied against them Brown wanted to fail
The first person to organize opposition to the Harpers Ferry insurrection
John Starry
What were the general feelings of northerners and southerners regarding John Brown’s raid?
The South condemned it. Many northerners thought Brown was a martyr.
Are the following characteristics of the North or South economy?
Plantations
South
Commerce
North
Small Farms
North
Trading
North
Cash Crops
South
Aristrocrats
South
Federalist
North
States Rights
South
Free States
North
Child Labor
North
Immigrant Workers
North
Manufacturing
North
Tobacco
South
Slave States
South
Industry
North
Cotton
South
Manual Labor
South
Shipping
North
Slave Labor
South
Dangerous working conditions
North
Indigo
South