Abolitionist Movement

What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper started by William Lloyd Garrison?

This law allowed for runaway slaves to be recaptured even after they had made it to the North.

The U.S. gained a vast amount of territory in the West following this war.

These former slave owning sisters moved to the North and became outspoken abolitionists.

Many Southern white people in the 1850's believed that African Americans were....

This woman led slaves to safety on the Underground Railroad.

Southerners often argued to Northerners that slaves were treated in what way?

This South Carolina senator was a major supporter of slavery.

What two states were added to the U.S. during the Missouri Compromise?

How were slaves mainly sold in the South?

This compromise stated that no new slaves could be brought into Washington D.C.

Preserved the balance between free and slave states....temporarily

This invention greatly increased the demand for slaves in the South.

This group aimed to resettle African Americans in Africa and the Caribbean.

This former slave was a leading abolitionist of the 1850's and 1860's.

This man won the 1860 presidential election.

Memory Check: The Oregon Trail began in what state?

People who guided slaves on the Underground Railroad were known as what?

The Underground Railroad was....

Known as the Great Compromiser, this man wanted the North and South to come to an agrrement.