North and South Vocab

A Pre-Civil War political doctrine that held that individual states should decide whether to permit slavery or not.

• secession
• antebellum
• Sojourner Truth
• popular sovereignty

William Lloyd Garrison and __________ were two famous abolitionists.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

•  Jefferson Davis

• Frederick Douglass

• Henry David Thoreau

The differences between Northerners and Southerners over the issue of slavery is an example of what?

• Sectionalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Unionism

• Regionalism

Which statement accurately describes southern society in the mid-1800s?

• Most white southerners owned slaves

• Yeomen were the wealthiest members of southern society

• Slaves could buy their freedom very easily

• Most white southerners were small farmers

Who was one of the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad?

•  Harriet Tubman

•  Henry Clay

•  David Wilmot

• Abraham Lincoln

The Southern economy depended on

• Industry
• Agriculture

________ was an escaped slave who wrote about his experiences and shared them with northerners.

• John Brown
• Abe Lincoln
• Frederick Douglass

An ______ was a person who opposed, or worked against slavery.

• abolitionist
• paddy roller
• overseer

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• to enforce segregation

• To promote racism

• To provide a means of escape from oppression for enslaved individuals

• To create a network of secret societies for white supremacists

What was the primary goal of segregation in the United States?

• To ensure equal treatment for all races

• To create a more diverse society

• To eliminate racism

• To maintain white dominance and control over Black Americans.