Slavery and Slavery and AbolitionAbolition

VocabularyVocabulary88thth Grade U.S. History Grade U.S. History

Mrs. ChenMrs. Chen

Slave CodesSlave Codes Slave codes were laws in the Southern states that Slave codes were laws in the Southern states that

controlled enslaved people.controlled enslaved people.

What were slave codes?What were slave codes? What do we call What do we call the laws in Southern states the laws in Southern states

designed to strictly control slavesdesigned to strictly control slaves?? What kind of slave codes were there? What kind of slave codes were there?

Turner’s RebellionTurner’s Rebellion Turner’s Rebellion is when Nat Turner led a group of Turner’s Rebellion is when Nat Turner led a group of

followers on a three day rampage that resulted in followers on a three day rampage that resulted in the death of 55 whites.the death of 55 whites.

What was Turner’s Rebellion?What was Turner’s Rebellion? What do we call What do we call the slave revolt that frightened the slave revolt that frightened

whites and led to more severe slave codeswhites and led to more severe slave codes?? How else did slaves resist their owners?How else did slaves resist their owners?

The Underground The Underground RailroadRailroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of The Underground Railroad was a network of free African Americans and whites who free African Americans and whites who helped runaway slaves make it to freedom.helped runaway slaves make it to freedom.

What was the Underground Railroad?What was the Underground Railroad? What do we call What do we call the network of free blacks the network of free blacks

and whites who helped slaves escapeand whites who helped slaves escape?? Who were some of the leaders of the Who were some of the leaders of the

Underground Railroad?Underground Railroad?

AbolitionistsAbolitionists Abolitionists were free African Americans Abolitionists were free African Americans

and whites who actively fought to abolish and whites who actively fought to abolish slavery in the United States. slavery in the United States.

Who were abolitionists?Who were abolitionists? What do we call What do we call the people who fought to the people who fought to

end slavery in the U.S.end slavery in the U.S.? ? How did abolitionists work to end slavery?How did abolitionists work to end slavery?

Fugitive Slave ActFugitive Slave Act

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.citizens to help catch runaway slaves.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?What was the Fugitive Slave Act? What do we call What do we call the law that required citizens the law that required citizens

to help capture and return runaway slavesto help capture and return runaway slaves?? How did Northerners and Southerners react to How did Northerners and Southerners react to

the Fugitive Slave Act?the Fugitive Slave Act?

SectionalismSectionalism Sectionalism is a loyalty to a particular region Sectionalism is a loyalty to a particular region

of the country; it arose in the U.S. as a result of the country; it arose in the U.S. as a result of the debate over slavery.of the debate over slavery.

What is sectionalism?What is sectionalism? What do we call What do we call a feeling of loyalty to one a feeling of loyalty to one

region (section) of the countryregion (section) of the country?? When did sectionalism become a major idea When did sectionalism become a major idea

in the United States?in the United States?

The Missouri The Missouri CompromiseCompromise

The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and drew a a slave state, Maine as a free state, and drew a line to separate free and slave territory.line to separate free and slave territory.

What was the Missouri Compromise?What was the Missouri Compromise? What do we call What do we call the compromise that the compromise that

temporarily settled the issue of slavery in the temporarily settled the issue of slavery in the Louisiana territoryLouisiana territory??

Which state ended this temporary peace?Which state ended this temporary peace?

The Compromise of The Compromise of 18501850

The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state but opened up the remaining land of a free state but opened up the remaining land of the Mexican Cession to slavery.the Mexican Cession to slavery.

What was the Compromise of 1850?What was the Compromise of 1850? What do we call What do we call the compromise that admitted the compromise that admitted

free California to the Union but opened more free California to the Union but opened more land to slaveryland to slavery??

Who wrote the Missouri Compromise as well as Who wrote the Missouri Compromise as well as the Compromise of 1850?the Compromise of 1850?

Kansas-Nebraska Kansas-Nebraska ActAct

The Kansas-Nebraska Act abandoned the The Kansas-Nebraska Act abandoned the Missouri Compromise and allowed settler of the Missouri Compromise and allowed settler of the Kansas/Nebraska territories to vote on slavery.Kansas/Nebraska territories to vote on slavery.

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What do we call What do we call the act that abandoned the the act that abandoned the

Missouri Compromise and opened more Missouri Compromise and opened more territory to slaveryterritory to slavery??

What were the major results of the act?What were the major results of the act?

Lincoln-Douglas Lincoln-Douglas DebatesDebates

The Lincoln-Douglas debates between Abraham The Lincoln-Douglas debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas gave Lincoln a Lincoln and Stephen Douglas gave Lincoln a national reputation despite his loss to Douglas.national reputation despite his loss to Douglas.

What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates?What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates? What do we call What do we call the arguments around slavery the arguments around slavery

which gave Lincoln a national reputationwhich gave Lincoln a national reputation?? What office was Lincoln running for?What office was Lincoln running for?