Slavery and Abolition Vocabulary 8 th Grade U.S. History Mrs. Chen

Slave Codes Slave codes were laws in the Southern states that controlled enslaved people. Slave codes were laws in the Southern states that controlled enslaved people. What were slave codes? What were slave codes? What do we call the laws in Southern states designed to strictly control slaves? What do we call the laws in Southern states designed to strictly control slaves? What kind of slave codes were there? What kind of slave codes were there?

Turner’s Rebellion Turner’s Rebellion is when Nat Turner led a group of followers on a three day rampage that resulted in the death of 55 whites. Turner’s Rebellion is when Nat Turner led a group of followers on a three day rampage that resulted in the death of 55 whites. What was Turner’s Rebellion? What was Turner’s Rebellion? What do we call the slave revolt that frightened whites and led to more severe slave codes? What do we call the slave revolt that frightened whites and led to more severe slave codes? How else did slaves resist their owners? How else did slaves resist their owners?

The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was a network of free African Americans and whites who helped runaway slaves make it to freedom. The Underground Railroad was a network of free African Americans and whites who helped runaway slaves make it to freedom. What was the Underground Railroad? What was the Underground Railroad? What do we call the network of free blacks and whites who helped slaves escape? What do we call the network of free blacks and whites who helped slaves escape? Who were some of the leaders of the Underground Railroad? Who were some of the leaders of the Underground Railroad?

Abolitionists Abolitionists were free African Americans and whites who actively fought to abolish slavery in the United States. Abolitionists were free African Americans and whites who actively fought to abolish slavery in the United States. Who were abolitionists? Who were abolitionists? What do we call the people who fought to end slavery in the U.S.? What do we call the people who fought to end slavery in the U.S.? How did abolitionists work to end slavery? How did abolitionists work to end slavery?

Fugitive Slave Act The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves. What was the Fugitive Slave Act? What was the Fugitive Slave Act? What do we call the law that required citizens to help capture and return runaway slaves? What do we call the law that required citizens to help capture and return runaway slaves? How did Northerners and Southerners react to the Fugitive Slave Act? How did Northerners and Southerners react to the Fugitive Slave Act?

Sectionalism Sectionalism is a loyalty to a particular region of the country; it arose in the U.S. as a result of the debate over slavery. Sectionalism is a loyalty to a particular region of the country; it arose in the U.S. as a result of the debate over slavery. What is sectionalism? What is sectionalism? What do we call a feeling of loyalty to one region (section) of the country? What do we call a feeling of loyalty to one region (section) of the country? When did sectionalism become a major idea in the United States? When did sectionalism become a major idea in the United States?

The Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and drew a line to separate free and slave territory. The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and drew a line to separate free and slave territory. What was the Missouri Compromise? What was the Missouri Compromise? What do we call the compromise that temporarily settled the issue of slavery in the Louisiana territory? What do we call the compromise that temporarily settled the issue of slavery in the Louisiana territory? Which state ended this temporary peace? Which state ended this temporary peace?

The Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state but opened up the remaining land of the Mexican Cession to slavery. The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state but opened up the remaining land of the Mexican Cession to slavery. What was the Compromise of 1850? What was the Compromise of 1850? What do we call the compromise that admitted free California to the Union but opened more land to slavery? What do we call the compromise that admitted free California to the Union but opened more land to slavery? Who wrote the Missouri Compromise as well as the Compromise of 1850? Who wrote the Missouri Compromise as well as the Compromise of 1850?

Kansas-Nebraska Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act abandoned the Missouri Compromise and allowed settler of the Kansas/Nebraska territories to vote on slavery. The Kansas-Nebraska Act abandoned the Missouri Compromise and allowed settler of the Kansas/Nebraska territories to vote on slavery. What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? What do we call the act that abandoned the Missouri Compromise and opened more territory to slavery? What do we call the act that abandoned the Missouri Compromise and opened more territory to slavery? What were the major results of the act? What were the major results of the act?

Lincoln-Douglas Debates The Lincoln-Douglas debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas gave Lincoln a national reputation despite his loss to Douglas. The Lincoln-Douglas debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas gave Lincoln a national reputation despite his loss to Douglas. What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates? What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates? What do we call the arguments around slavery which gave Lincoln a national reputation? What do we call the arguments around slavery which gave Lincoln a national reputation? What office was Lincoln running for? What office was Lincoln running for?