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16 Cards in this Set
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sectionalism |
loyalty to one's region |
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popular soverignty |
the right of the ppl to rule themselves. (state not gov) |
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why don't compromises last? |
bc one side has to compromise something, so later on that side feels like they've been scammed |
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what are the 7 characteristics of the South during this time? |
§primarily agrarian §eco power shifts from upper south to lower south bc they make more stuff §cotton is king. it's 57% of total U.S. exports §v slow industrialization §underdeveloped financial system §inadequate transportation §democratic (conservative-don't want change) |
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describe southern society during this time |
about 9 mil people living in South. most are plantation owners and white farmers that own small amounts of land (who can't afford slaves) not a lot of black freemen. but about 3 mil black slaves. *almost = slave to white ratio* |
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why do most freedmen live near the capital? |
bc the deep South isn't willing to free them |
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3/5ths compromise |
1 slave counts as 3/5 of a person bc in some states there are more slaves than white people. however, the slaves still can't vote. |
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fugitive slave clause |
if ur slave runs away, u had to return him/her to the slave owner. |
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describe what happened to the fugitive slave clause in 1793 and 1850. |
53- harsher in terms of returning slaves 50- even stronger fugitive slave act so basically, they keep making it even more enforced |
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what happened in 1804? |
slavery was eliminated from the last northern state. |
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what happened in 1807? |
slave trade was terminated in Britain. |
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why is slavery less efficient in U.S.? |
§there's a high cost of keeping slaves from escaping §slave patrols §southern black codes (had the intent and effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages/debt) §used violence to instill fear |
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describe U.S. in 1819 |
11 free states and 11 slave states. slave states had more representatives. |
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why was it a problem that the slave and free states were equal? |
bc in 1820, maine and Missouri want to join and bc there's so much unclaimed area around them. |
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how do they solve the problem of Maine and Missouri wanting to enter? |
the Missouri compromise. maine is a free state and missouri is a slave state. they also come up with no slavery above the 36° 30' lat. |
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something to remember.. |
during this time a lot of white people were Christian/v religious and white people were viewed as pure and as bringers of hope. |
