Vocabulary – Pre Civil War/Antebellum Era
Gabriel Prosser – African-American slave who planned a failed revolt of more
than 1,000 slaves in Richmond, VA
Harriet Beecher Stowe – author of the anti-slavery novel called Uncle Tom’s
Cabin
Nullify – To void or do away with a law
Popular Sovereignty – the concept of allowing people to decide, by voting,
whether or not they wanted slavery in their territory or state
Nat Turner – African-American slave who became an electrifying preacher and led
a stunning revolt against Southern whites in Southampton County, VA
Abolitionist Movement – the crusade to end slavery immediately
Secede – to leave the Union
Fugitive Slave Act – law that required slaves who escaped to free states to be
forcibly returned to their owners in the South
Stephen Douglas – Illinois Democrat who defeated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 for a
seat in the United States Senate
Dred Scott v. Sandford – Supreme Court decision that overturned efforts to limit
the spread of slavery in the western territories
Missouri Compromise – series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-21 to
maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states
William Lloyd Garrison – Abolitionist leader who started the antislavery
newspaper called The Liberator
Compromise of 1850 – Series of Congressional measures passed in 1850 in an
effort to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
Kansas-Nebraska Act – A law, passed in 1854, that established the new territories
of Kansas and Nebraska and gave the residents of these territories the opportunity to
decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery
Abraham Lincoln – Republican Party candidate who won the Presidential election
of 1860
Vocabulary – Pre Civil War/Antebellum Era
Gabriel Prosser – African-American slave who planned a failed revolt of more than 1,000 slaves in Richmond, VA
Harriet Beecher Stowe – author of the anti-slavery novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Nullify – To void or do away with a law
Popular Sovereignty – the concept of allowing people to decide, by voting, whether or not they wanted slavery in their
territory or state
Nat Turner – African-American slave who became an electrifying preacher and led a stunning revolt against Southern
whites in Southampton County, VA
Abolitionist Movement – the crusade to end slavery immediately
Secede – to leave the Union
Fugitive Slave Act – law that required slaves who escaped to free states to be forcibly returned to their owners in the
South
Stephen Douglas – Illinois Democrat who defeated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 for a seat in the United States Senate
Dred Scott v. Sandford – Supreme Court decision that overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery in the western
territories
Missouri Compromise – series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-21 to maintain the balance of power between
slave states and free states
William Lloyd Garrison – Abolitionist leader who started the antislavery newspaper called The Liberator
Compromise of 1850 – Series of Congressional measures passed in 1850 in an effort to settle the major disagreements
between free states and slave states
Kansas-Nebraska Act – A law, passed in 1854, that established the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave the
residents of these territories the opportunity to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery
Abraham Lincoln – Republican Party candidate who won the Presidential election of 1860
Vocabulary Quiz – Pre Civil War/Antebellum Era
____ 1. Gabriel Prosser
____ 2. Harriet Beecher Stowe
____ 3. Nullify
____ 4. Popular Sovereignty
____ 5. Nat Turner
____ 6. Abolitionist Movement
____ 7. Secede
____ 8. Fugitive Slave Act
____ 9. Stephen Douglas
____ 10. Dred Scott v. Sandford
____ 11. Missouri Compromise
____ 12. William Lloyd Garrison
____ 13. Compromise of 1850
____ 14. Kansas-Nebraska Act
____ 15. Abraham Lincoln
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
K)
L)
M)
Abolitionist leader who started the antislavery newspaper called The Liberator
author of the anti-slavery novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin
To void or do away with a law
Supreme Court decision that overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery in the western territories
Series of Congressional measures passed in 1850 in an effort to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
the concept of allowing people to decide, by voting, whether or not they wanted slavery in their territory or state
the crusade to end slavery immediately
to leave the Union
African-American slave who planned a failed revolt of more than 1,000 slaves in Richmond, VA
law that required slaves who escaped to free states to be forcibly returned to their owners in the South
Republican Party candidate who won the Presidential election of 1860
series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-21 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states
African-American slave who became an electrifying preacher and led a stunning revolt against Southern whites in Southampton County,
VA
N) A law, passed in 1854, that established the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave the residents of these territories the
opportunity to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery
O) Illinois Democrat who defeated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 for a seat in the United States Senate
Vocabulary Quiz – Pre Civil War/Antebellum Era
____ 1. Gabriel Prosser
____ 2. Harriet Beecher Stowe
____ 3. Nullify
____ 4. Popular Sovereignty
____ 5. Nat Turner
____ 6. Abolitionist Movement
____ 7. Secede
____ 8. Fugitive Slave Act
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
J)
K)
L)
M)
N)
O)
____ 9. Stephen Douglas
____ 10. Dred Scott v. Sandford
____ 11. Missouri Compromise
____ 12. William Lloyd Garrison
____ 13. Compromise of 1850
____ 14. Kansas-Nebraska Act
____ 15. Abraham Lincoln
Abolitionist leader who started the antislavery newspaper called The Liberator
to leave the Union
Supreme Court decision that overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery in the western territories
A law, passed in 1854, that established the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave the residents of these territories the
opportunity to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery
Series of Congressional measures passed in 1850 in an effort to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
the concept of allowing people to decide, by voting, whether or not they wanted slavery in their territory or state
the crusade to end slavery immediately
To void or do away with a law
African-American slave who planned a failed revolt of more than 1,000 slaves in Richmond, VA
law that required slaves who escaped to free states to be forcibly returned to their owners in the South
Republican Party candidate who won the Presidential election of 1860
author of the anti-slavery novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin
series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-21 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states
African-American slave who became an electrifying preacher and led a stunning revolt against Southern whites in Southampton County,
VA
Illinois Democrat who defeated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 for a seat in the United States Senate