Antebellum America
The belief that people can improve themselves and society is called
The belief that people can improve themselves and society is called
social reform
List 3 types of discrimination.
List 3 types of discrimination.
Denying a person access to a business based on race, sex or religion.
Name 3 changes to American schools instituted by Horace Mann.
Name 3 changes to American schools instituted by Horace Mann.
Teacher training schools, longer school year, higher salaries for teachers.
How did the construction of the Erie Canal change America?
How did the construction of the Erie Canal change America?
Increased trade and travel, created towns, connected communities
What is civil engagement?
What is civil engagement?
Action taken to address a social issue
Tell me about the "resume" of Frederick Douglass
Tell me about the "resume" of Frederick Douglass
writer, orator, publisher, former slave
How did Southerners regard "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
How did Southerners regard "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Abolitionist propaganda
T or F? Quakers supported slavery
T or F? Quakers supported slavery
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Who was John Brown? Give reasoning to support your answer
Who was John Brown? Give reasoning to support your answer
Abolitionist or terrorist? Patriot or traitor? Man of God or lunatic? Answers will vary
Give an example of civil disobedience.
Give an example of civil disobedience.
Trying to board a bus in sit wherever you want even though the bus is segregated
Name 3 cotton producing states
Name 3 cotton producing states
Virginia, NC, SC, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
T or F? Northern industries profited from enslaved labor.
T or F? Northern industries profited from enslaved labor.
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What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
What was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
Escaped slaves, upon capture, were to be returned to their masters. Citizens in free states could not interfere with this process
List 2 ways the South was different from the North.
List 2 ways the South was different from the North.
South=Agricultural and slave owning. North=Industrial and free of slavery
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Kansas and Nebraska could decide for themselves whether to allow slavery within their borders
What did the Declaration of Sentiments call for?
What did the Declaration of Sentiments call for?
equality for women
Delegates at the Seneca Falls Convention compared women's struggle for equality to
Delegates at the Seneca Falls Convention compared women's struggle for equality to
America's struggle for independence
How were women unequal in Antebellum society? (3 ways)
How were women unequal in Antebellum society? (3 ways)
couldn't vote, serve on a jury, attend college, take courses in Math or Science
What was the Dred Scott decision? How did it impact America?
What was the Dred Scott decision? How did it impact America?
Slaves were property. Empowered slaveowners
How did Abraham Lincoln's election impact America?
How did Abraham Lincoln's election impact America?
Led to secession in the South
T or F? Horace Mann's educational reforms can be seen in our education system today.
T or F? Horace Mann's educational reforms can be seen in our education system today.
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Social problems caused by alcohol abuse led to this movement
Social problems caused by alcohol abuse led to this movement
temperance
What was prohibition?
What was prohibition?
A call for the ban on alcohol sales in the 1800's
What does it mean to secede?
What does it mean to secede?
withdraw formally from membership in a union
This idea, based on non-violent protest says that people can disobey unjust laws
This idea, based on non-violent protest says that people can disobey unjust laws
civil disobedience
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