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Social Studies
Chapter 9 Lesson 1: Struggles Over Slavery
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PLANTATION | A large farm on which a single crop is usually grown. |
| UNION | Another name for the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War |
| STATE'S RIGHTS | The right of each U.S. state to make its own local laws |
| COMPROMISE | People on both sides of an issue giving up something to reach an agreement. |
| UNDERGROUND RAILROAD | A secret organization that helped escaped enslaved African Americans to get to the North or to Canada |
| ABOLITIONIST | A person who supported the movement to end slavery |
| SECESSION | To formally stop being part of something |
| CONFEDERACY | Another name for the Confederate States of America, the southern states during the U.S. Civil War |
| OBTAIN | To get or acquire |
| ACCORDING | In agreement |
| How did the climate and geography of the South make it a great area for plantation farming? | It was warm and sunny for much of the year and much of its land was flat with rich soil. |
| Which of the following compromises admitted Maine into the Union as a free state? | Missouri Compromise of 1820 |
| Who led the attack on Harper's Ferry to get weapons for an attack on slavery supporters? | John Brown |
| How did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case of 1857? | Dred Scott did not have any rights because African Americans were not considered citizens |
| Why were most of Lincoln's electoral votes from the North and West during the 1860 presidential election? | Southern voters were worried that Lincoln would end slavery. |
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