Twenty Question Review Chapter 13 Background to the Conflict

Where were the biggest farms in the South located? Along the Coastal Plain

Who invented the cotton gin? Eli Whitney

What increased the need for slaves? The invention of the cotton gin

Whether slavery should be allowed to spread to the frontier. What was the most serious disagreement between the North and the South? Whether slavery should be allowed to spread to the frontier.

How did slaves help each other deal with their daily hardships? Keeping their traditions alive

Who helped runaway slaves escape on the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman

What led to fighting in Kansas between people for and against slavery? The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Who was the president of the Confederacy? Jefferson Davis

In 1860, when Lincoln was elected president. When did a group of Southern States withdraw from the Union and create their own country? In 1860, when Lincoln was elected president.

Why did Abraham Lincoln join the Republican party? He wanted to fight the spread of slavery.

What was the Dred Scott decision? It was decided that Scott was property and should not be given his freedom.

What required people to return runaway slaves to the South? The Compromise of 1850

He persuaded Congress to agree to the Missouri Compromise. Who is Henry Clay? He persuaded Congress to agree to the Missouri Compromise.

What was the job of an overseer? These people were hired to watch the slaves as they worked and to punish them if they fell behind.

What are religious songs based on Bible stories? spirituals

What was a system of escape routes leading to freedom? The Underground Railroad

It did not allow slavery. What is a free state? It did not allow slavery.

Who is Chief Justice Roger B. Taney? He was the Supreme Court Judge that decided the Dred Scott decision.

Where was the first shot of the Civil War fired? Fort Sumter in South Carolina

What major decisions led to the start of the Civil War? Lincoln’s decision to send supplies to Fort Sumter and the attack on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy.

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