Modified Unit 8 level 1 flashcard review

Front

Which political party was formed to stop the spread of slavery into the West?

Back

Republican

Front

Where did a small class of wealthy planters make a lot of money by investing in land and slaves?

Back

South

Front

Where did industries that employed cheap immigrant labor make their money?

Back

North

Front

The majority of Southern whites owned slaves.

Back

False

Front

Who benefited from the stronger Fugitive Slave Law passed in 1850?

Back

Slave owners

Front

What radical abolitionist was responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre and the attempted raid of the U.S. Army arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

Back

John Brown

Front

What did the Republican Party stand for?

Back

Stop the spread of slavery into the West

Front

What did the seceding states call their newly formed country?

Back

The Confederate States of America

Front

Did Lincoln promise to abolish (get rid of) slavery in the United States when he gave his inaugural address?

Back

No