FIP Unit 4 Vocabulary

Front

Abolitionism is a movement to end what?

Back

Slavery

Front

Nat Turner was known for leading what significant event in American history?

Back

The Nat Turner Slave Rebellion

Front

What was William Lloyd Garrison's main contribution to the abolitionist movement?

Back

He founded the anti-slavery newspaper 'The Liberator'.

Front

What did Frederick Douglass publish?

Back

The North Star

Front

The Grimke Sisters were known for their work in which of the following areas?

Back

Abolition of slavery and women's rights

Front

James Polk was known for what during his presidency?

Back

The Mexican-American War

Front

Secession

Back

Leaving a union

Front

What are states' rights?

Back

The powers held by individual U.S. states rather than by the federal government

Front

Popular Sovereignty

Back

A principle where the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.

Front

Sectionalism

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A political ideology that emphasizes the interests of a particular region over the interests of the country as a whole.