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6251140670North areasNortheast and Northwest0
6251142387The North had a rapid rate of what?Industrialization1
6251142951How many miles of railroad track by 1850?20,000 miles2
6251145175Industrialization led to what?growth of cities3
6251146158Surge in Immigration of who?Irish and German4
6251147827Abolitionist sentiment was what?A vocal minority5
6251149200North political powerStates:11 Reps:986
6251149735South was what?An agrarian society7
6251151434Political and economic power in the hands of what?The planter aristocracy8
6251157455What percent of people owned slaves in the south?25%9
6251158977Majority of southerners were what?Yeomen farmers10
6251161113Little of what i n south?industrialization, urbanization, or immigration11
6251162113Political power in the southStates:11 Reps:8912
6251163049Thesis comparing North and SouthThe North and South are different because the south is a farming region whole the north relies on industrialization.13
6251165356What bonds the North and South together?The American System14
6382758085South was what kind of lifestyleagrarian with slave ownership as pinnacle15
6382774596What percent of African Americans were enslaved in the deep south90%16
6382804977Deep south cotton plantationsbackbone of cotton economy17
6382833527Slaves were mostly whatfield slaves18
6382836346What was used to describe slavery by southenersPeculiar Institution19
6382848869Proslavery Argumenteconomics religion historical cultural/religion20
6382854742Free blacks exist but still faced whatracial obstacles21
6382868858What are attempts to "escape" slaverymusic runaway Nat turners rebellion22
6382916362Nat Turners Rebellionrebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the Southern United States.23
6382924992South=minority25% are slave holders24
6382936475South lifestyle symbols whatSouthern success and the foundation of southern economy25
6382960681What does a last name symbolize to a slavefreedom and identity26
6382967343A reform that could have benefited slave familiesselling them as one27
6382993991Slave workDawn till it turned dark and through the night if the moon was out28
6382998772When did slaves stop workingwhen their owner told them to stop29
6383002239what did southerns believe inspired slave revolt and made them harden their attitudes about basic liberties for blackseducation and priveledge30
6383037111How did southerners defend the slave argumentThat they were apart of a prosperous and Christian civilization and that owners cared for their slaves for a lifetime31
6383050149What percent of African Americans were free6%32
6383061991Slaves worked whereeither the plantation or the house as a domestic slave33
6383085785Balance of powerhelps minimize differences but threatens stability34
6383106021State's RightsIf south relents, the right to decide their own fate means they might have to give up slavery if the North so desires35
6383115582Slave PowerIf north relents, it means the southern way of life is legitimized and might one day threaten the union36
6383119529Nullification crisis1828-1833 Tariff on imported goods; the south has to buy more things from the north and the north is getting rich off the south. South Carolina refuses to pay. HENRY CLAY compromises to minimize the angst.37
6383170669Westward Expansionthreatens to upset the balance38
6383201668Missouri CompromiseIf slavery should be in Missouri North- south is plotting to extend slavery South- North is trying to end slavery Why- by adding slave state south gains more power in gov Compromise by Henry Clay Maine was admitted as a free state and Missouri a slave state. 36 30 line drawn39
6383263971Texas and Manifest DestinyTexas had won independence and asked to be a state North- unbalance in senate if slave state( try to stop admittance, no mad mexico) south- wants texas for more slavery Texas applies to be 25th state, immediately attacked by abolitionists, John Adams stalls in house for 9 years, election of James k polk ensures admission40
6383317621Wilmot ProvisoThe states we acquired from mexico could not have slavery North supports proviso while south does not saying that congress cannot limit the spread of slavery proviso dont work41
6383347343Mexican CessionWhen Mexico gave us those states from the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo42
6383423395Compromise of 1850New territory acquired from mexico decides the slave issue for itself -Cali a free state -End slave trade in DC -Stricter Fugitive Slave Law -Popular Sovereignty appeals to both Stephen Douglass steers Clays compromise through with 8 different bills43
6383465200Nullification Crisis and SlaveryIf the North can get the tariff bill through congress could they get a no more slavery bill through too? Worried south North can pass laws for its benefit Andrew Jackson threatens to march army to SC and enforce tariff- compromise tariff by Henry Clay lowers rate (Tariff of 1832)44
6383486778How effective was the political compromise in reducing sectional tensions in the period 1820-1850NOT EFFECTIVE45
6383489046After 1850, what happened to the national debate on slavery?IT GETS PERSONAL46
6383498928Fugitive Slave Law(1850)slave catchers head North and Northerners must help Northern Resistance: Underground Railroad, Personal Liberty Laws47
6383504851Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852)Harriet Beacher Stowe's best selling novel that depicted Southern Slave Life as horrible, spreads the message of how evil slavery was South loudly protests stereotypical story48
6383519911Bleeding Kansas and Popular Sovereignty(1854-1856)Popular Sov- political solution to westward expansion Kansas becomes battleground for anti and pro slavery forces49
6383527326Brooks vs. Sumner(1856)Massachusetts Senator Sumner verbally beats Southern Senator South Caroline Representative(nephew) defends colleague by physically beating Sumner w a cane50
6383533709Dred Scott (1857)Slave sues for his freedom because he was taken to free states Southern leaning court (robert Taney) decides he cannot- he is property Repudates Missouri Compromise- slavery is allowed in North51
6383552318John Brown and Harpers Ferry(1859)John Brown organized slave revolt attempted to seize the federal army and failed Reaffirms Souths worst fears, North treats hanged Brown as someone who died for the cause52
6383625883Underground Railroadoperated by hiding fugitives in secret tunnels and false cupboards. traveled by foot at night without sense of direction53
6383665262What will finally push the North and South over the edge?Abe54
6383668830What were Lincoln's personal and political views on slavery?He thought it was immoral and wrong but said he would not take the slaves away from Southerners55
6383688049How did the South react when abe was elected?Hated him56
6383691757The formation of the republican party(1854)Minor parties unified by anti slavery stand(bleeding kansas) Gained more power as slavery debate became more personal57
6383700277Emergence of Abraham Lincolnovercame humble roots and achieved sucessful legal and political life Lincoln/Douglas debates give him national attention Moderate canidate who won republican nomination58
6383715230South leaves union after Abe wins prezWins majority of popular vote yet carries no votes in south59
6383720645Abes thoughtsThere cant be a balance between no slave and slave there must be one or the other HOUSE DIVIDED SPEECH60

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