Journey to the Civil War Review

What was the end result for Dred Scott in his case in the Federal Courts?

What do you call someone who wants to get rid of slavery?

What major legislation led to the event known as "Bleeding Kansas"?

What do you call a large piece of land that grows one kind of cash crop?

True or False: I will study for this test.

What did slaveholders argue in favor of, besides slavery?

Where did slaves in Texas try to escape to?

What did the need for farm labor in the mid 1800's in Texas cause a high demand for?

What is a major argument for a southerner to keep slaves in the South?

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

What famous book would Abe Lincoln has read that might lead to the abolition of slavery?

About how many days did the average slave work per week?

Someone who believes that each state should decide what laws they should have, believes in...

What was a major cause of conflicts between the U.S. and their neighbors in the 1840's?

What was a major uncontrollable factor that allowed for successful plantations in the south?

Who was president of the U.S. in 1861?

What did most southerners feel was greater than federal power?

Under which Compromise did it make it illegal to help slaves like Anthony Burns become free?

What was most common within areas of high cotton production in the 1860's?

What gave slaves the strength to work through the long and hard days?

What might a slaves point of view and feelings be toward slavery?

When was the start of the Texas Revolution?

Why weren't there a lot of slave revolts in the South?

One of the main reasons most people were headed west (Manifest Destiny) in 1845 was because...

Why did Texas secede from the U.S. in 1861?

What was the most common cash crop in Texas?

When was the start of the Civil War

Who started the first African churches in Texas?

Which would not be an argument from an abolitionist?

Besides slavery, what was a major issue leading up to the Civil War?

Who controlled the southern economy mid 1800's?

Lincoln was elected in 1860 for all of the reasons except...

What came next? Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision...

Why did slavery last as long as it had in the U.S.?

Why did cash crops like cotton have a high demand for slaves?

What was the line, at the coordinates of 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, called?

What might white Texans have feared about slaves?

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Which compromise made slavery north of the 36 degree 30 minutes north line illegal?

Who was John Reagan?

What do tariffs provide?

How much was the Louisiana Purchase?

What did the Missouri Compromise allow?