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To break away from a country. |
Sucede. |
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South Carolina decided to break away from who? And why? |
The United States. To start a new country. |
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New nation formed by the Southern States that seceded from the United States. |
Confederate States Of America. |
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What was the Union? |
The United States and the northern states. |
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What was the Underground Railroad? |
Several secret routes enslaved people used to escape to the North and Canada. |
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What was the Abolitionist Movement? |
People who wanted to outlaw slavery across the US. |
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Describe the Elite Class: |
Upper class, owned large plantations, owned many slaves. |
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Describe the middle class: |
Usually lived in cities, may have owned a few slaves, jobs included merchants, shopkeepers, artisans and doctors. |
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Describe the lower class: |
Didn't go to school and worked with their parents. |
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Describe Independent Farmers: |
Owned a small amount of land and worked it themselves. |
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Describe enslaved African Americans: |
They were property owned by a master. They worked in fields, worked as carpenters and household workers. Children were uneducated and worked with their parents. |
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Who invented the cotton gin? |
Eli Whitney |
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Who were forced to leave SC because they spoke out against slavery? |
Sara and Angelina Grimke. |
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More slaves meant what? |
More money for the planters. |
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What did the invention of the cotton gin mean? |
More enslaved people were needed to work in the cotton fields. |
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Why did SC want to secede from the United States? |
They wanted to keep their way of life. |
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Who were the SC leaders against the election of? Why? |
Abraham Lincoln. Because they feared he would end slavery. |