What resulted from the Fugitive Slave Act?

It convinced Northerners to ignore the law/help runaways

Benefits of having unions

by working together, union members had more power

Which answer best explains why the CONF attack the UNION at Ft Sumter?

Lincoln sent troops and supplies to reinforce the fort

Most factory workers had to deal with these types of conditions

they worked long hours in a harsh environment

Why was the North more industrious than than the South?

slaves had no money to buy goods and land was for cotton

Southern Transportation in the 1800s

farmers relied on local waterways

Admitted California as a free state

Three phases identified in the North's industrialization include

Specialization of trade/skills, build factories, machines

Most railroad tracks were located here during the mid 1800s

Evenly split between North and South, North and Midwest

Best answer for the outcome of Lincoln-Douglas debates

Douglas won by a small margin but Lincoln gained recognition

device that used electric signals to send messages

Agriculture (cotton) in the South produced the greatest profit. For this reason the South

industry developed more slowly in the South

What was the result of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?

Slaves were property and the KS/NE and MO comp were unconst

Effect from Kansas-Nebraska act

In Kansas, fighting erupted between proslavery/antislavery

Why did the Southern states secede?

Election of A Lincoln, states rights and battle at Ft Sumter

Why did John Brown lead a raid on Harper's Ferry?

He wanted to start a slave rebellion.

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1
What resulted from the Fugitive Slave Act?
Most Northerners respected slaveholders' rights
Passage of the law stopped all violence in Kansas
It convinced Northerners to ignore the law/help runaways
Abolitionists were imprisoned in the North
2
Benefits of having unions
unions gave factory owners more power
by working together, union members had more power
workers had a support system and they could offer help
unions made hours longer and created unsafe environments
3
Which answer best explains why the CONF attack the UNION at Ft Sumter?
They wanted to get the weapons located inside the Fort
Lincoln promised to give them the fort when they seceded
They hated the Union and wanted to fight a war
Lincoln sent troops and supplies to reinforce the fort
4
Most factory workers had to deal with these types of conditions
they worked long hours in a harsh environment
many jobs were taken by former slaves who worked for no pay
children worked in the fields picking cotton all day
they worked short hours and had plenty of breaks
5
Who led the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
6
Which two groups made up the majority of the white population in the South?
tenant farmers and plantation owner
rural poor and yeoman
plantation owners and yeoman
yeoman and tenant farmer
7
Why was the North more industrious than than the South?
Large railroad network in the South; goods faster
Lacked raw resources to produce needed products
slaves had no money to buy goods and land was for cotton
8
Southern Transportation in the 1800s
Southerners relied on turnpikes and postal service
railroads were plentiful in the South
farmers relied on local waterways
had extensive road system
9
Compromise of 1850
Allowed Kansas to be a free state
Allowed increased slavery in DC
rejected the Fugitive Slave Act
Admitted California as a free state
10
Three phases identified in the North's industrialization include
Specialization of trade/skills, build factories, machines
Salve labor, cotton gin, steamboats
Irrigation system in the plantations, steamboats, factories
Cotton gin/specialization of trade/skills/Yeomen
11
Most railroad tracks were located here during the mid 1800s
South and West
Evenly split between North and South
North and Midwest
Southeast and West
12
Best answer for the outcome of Lincoln-Douglas debates
Lincoln won the senate race and helped end slavery
Lincoln convinced the crowds that slaves were equal
Douglas won by a small margin but Lincoln gained recognition
Doug/Linc convinced votes to accept slavery in the South
13
Name of the ship that cut travel time in half across the ocean
Yacht
Clipper ship
Steamboats
Skiff
14
Telegraph was
device that allowed military soldiers to communicate
device that used electric signals to send messages
device that gave location
device in the South that helped track runaway slaves
15
Agriculture (cotton) in the South produced the greatest profit. For this reason the South
started building more factories in the North
industry developed more slowly in the South
used steamboats to help with irrigation
decreased demand for labor
16
What was the result of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?
Slaves could not sue and the case was thrown out
Slave trade in the US was illegal to and had to end
Slaves were property and the KS/NE and MO comp were unconst
17
Effect from Kansas-Nebraska act
In Kansas, fighting erupted between proslavery/antislavery
Kansas-entered as a slave state; Nebraska as a slave state
The country finally had an answer to the slavery issue
Minnesota was added to the union as a slave state
18
What increased with the cotton production?
Steamships
Wheat production
Slavery
Railroads
19
Why did the Southern states secede?
Election of Douglas/imbalance of production, high tarriffs
Dissatisfied people, lack of food, and cut off from funding
Election of Bell, failure of D Scott case, lack of railroads
Election of A Lincoln, states rights and battle at Ft Sumter
20
Why did John Brown lead a raid on Harper's Ferry?
He was a terrorist and wanted to create fear in the VA town.
He wanted to start a slave rebellion.
He was hoping to help the Confederates.
He tried to help get Lincoln elected in the Election 1858.
21
What was the hot topic in the Presidential Election of 1860?
Slavery
Regulation of Northern Factories
Popular Sovereignty
Transportation issues and creating an Intercontinental rail
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Political party created after the KS-NE ACT
Know-Nothing party
Free Soil Party
Whigs
Republican

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