TCI CHAPTER 20 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

TCI CHAPTER 20 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED “What is true of free African Americans living in both the North and the South? - CORRECT ANSWER They faced discrimination and racism." "What was the legal status of slaves in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER property" "How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions? - CORRECT ANSWER They passed even stricter slave codes." "What did slaves most fear? - CORRECT ANSWER being sold away from their families" "How did the "invisible church " benefit slaves - CORRECT ANSWER It provides means for slaves to comfort each other" "What was the most common way slaves resisted slavery - CORRECT ANSWER by finding ways to quietly rebel" "many disgruntled industrial workers believed that - CORRECT ANSWER a change of government was required before their conditions could improve" "which party called for the overthrow of the czar and the seizure and redistribution of all land to the peasants? - CORRECT ANSWER socialist revolutionary party" "which revolutionary party believed that the future of russia rested in a society built around the industrial working class? - CORRECT ANSWER social democrats" Aristocrats - CORRECT ANSWER someone who holds a high social level." "Japanese were protected by a _________. - CORRECT ANSWER body of water." "Kammu moved the capital to - CORRECT ANSWER Heian-kyo" "The Heian-kyo was a _________________ age. - CORRECT ANSWER golden" "The Japanese prized beauty, elegance, and _________. - CORRECT ANSWER Correct manners" "Heian period - CORRECT ANSWER The cultural flowering of Japan that took place between the late 8th and the late 12th centuries." "Kammu moved the capital because the priests' power was damaging to the . - CORRECT ANSWER government" "Kammu wanted a larger, grander - CORRECT ANSWER city for his capital" "What was the first city Kammu chose as the capital? - CORRECT ANSWER Nagaoka" "Nagaoka was believed to cause - CORRECT ANSWER bad luck" "Heian-kyo means - CORRECT ANSWER The capital of peace and tranquility" "Unlike Nara, the new capital was _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER Walled" "Simplicity= - CORRECT ANSWER beautiful" "Golden age - CORRECT ANSWER A period in a nation's past during which it's culture and society attained the height of achievement." "In the top three sections of the pyramid were the - CORRECT ANSWER high court nobles" "In the middle two boxes of the pyramid were the - CORRECT ANSWER less important officials" "In the bottom four sections of the pyramid were the - CORRECT ANSWER minor officials, clerks, and experts in certain fields." "Folds were important, and so were peoples - CORRECT ANSWER clothing color" "Courtiers - CORRECT ANSWER A male member of a ruler's court" "Significant - CORRECT ANSWER having meaning and importance." "Yoki means - CORRECT ANSWER good" "People wanted to have - CORRECT ANSWER good taste" "the Japanese wanted their teeth color to be - CORRECT ANSWER black" "The ladies used perfume and makeup to make them look - CORRECT ANSWER pale" "their clothing had to be - CORRECT ANSWER ornate and beautiful" "people played a game called - CORRECT ANSWER kemari" Union - CORRECT ANSWER A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army." "Missouri Compromise - CORRECT ANSWER A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states" "Compromise of 1850 - CORRECT ANSWER California entered the Union as a free state. Southwest territories would decide the slavery issue for themselves." "fugitive - CORRECT ANSWER a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery)" "Wilmot Proviso - CORRECT ANSWER Bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico" "abolitionist - CORRECT ANSWER A person who supported the end of slavery (abolition)" "manifesto - CORRECT ANSWER a written statement that describes the policies, goals, and opinions of a person or group" "Why did abolitionists protest the "gag rule" of 1836? - CORRECT ANSWER It silenced congressional debate about slavery" "Congress passed the Missouri Compromise in 1820. What happened in 1849 that threatened to upset the balance between slave states and free states? - CORRECT ANSWER California applied for admission to the Union as a free state" "The Fugitive Slave Act was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. To whom were posters in the North addressed? - CORRECT ANSWER free African Americans in Boston" "Why did posters warn free African Americans to avoid watchmen and police officers? - CORRECT ANSWER Watchmen and police officers had the authority to capture escaped slaves." "Who most likely created the posters? - CORRECT ANSWER Abolitionists" "Why did New England poet Ralph Waldo Emerson say that the Fugitive Slave Act made "slave catchers of us all"? - CORRECT ANSWER The act said that people who helped escaped slaves or refused to aid slave catchers could be jailed." "Abraham Lincoln ran for the U.S. Senate in 1858. In the campaign, Lincoln spoke against the Dred Scott decision. The Dred Scott decision said that - CORRECT ANSWER African Americans were not citizens" "The main issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was - CORRECT ANSWER The future of slavery" "During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln's view of slavery was that - CORRECT ANSWER it was a moral issue." "How is the preamble of the CSA constitution similar to the preamble of the U.S. Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER Both listed goals of government, such as ensuring domestic tranquility" "In which way is the CSA constitution similar to the U.S. Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER They both established three branches of government." "How is the term of office for the president in Article 2 of the CSA constitution different from that in Article II of the U.S. Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER The CSA constitution set a six-year term, and the U.S. Constitution set a term of four years." "Analyze the placard. Describe how this type of work can affect a person's body. - CORRECT ANSWER It can cause hands to be extremely rough and back problems" "Read the section. Record three details of the working conditions of enslaved people. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Even then, a slave's workday was not finished. After dark, there was still water to carry, wood to split, pigs to feed, corn to shuck, cotton to clean, and other chores to be done. 2. Most slaves began work at the age of six and continued until they died, ensuring that no matter how hard they worked, they could never look forward to an easier life. 3. Often mistreated" "Placard B matches Quotation ________ because . . .Text to speech - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 1 because it talks about the living conditions of slaves." "Analyze the placard. Describe how people who were enslaved might have felt about their situation. - CORRECT ANSWER They probably felt miserable to live in such run down huts." "Read the section. Give three details about the living conditions of enslaved people. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. They provided only what was needed to keep their slaves healthy enough to work, and most slaves lived crowded together in rough cabins. 2. Slaves could go hungry for different reasons such as punishment, food rationing, or as a means of control. 3. Slaves were poorly housed and clothed." "Placard C matches Quotation ________ because . . . - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 2 because it talks about the kinds of punishments slaves would endure." "Analyze the placard. How could this scene have happened? - CORRECT ANSWER The slave could have angered the master resulting in a whipping." "Read the section. List three methods that enslavers used to control the people they enslaved. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Starved them 2. Whipping 3. Sexual Violence" "Placard D matches Quotation ________ because . . . - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 7 because the placard talks about a revolt." "Analyze the placard. What is happening in the image? - CORRECT ANSWER Slaves are murdering their masters." "Read the section. Give three examples of how people who were enslaved resisted slavery. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Harriet Jacobs 2. Southern Slaves 3. Frederick Douglass" "Analyze the placard. Describe how two of the people in this scene might feel about what is happening. - CORRECT ANSWER The wife is distraught because her husband is being taking away and she now has to raise a child on her own." "Read the section. Describe two ways in which enslaved people supported family life and their community. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Slaves created their own weddings, which often involved the tradition of jumping over a broomstick. 2. Parents found time to teach the lessons children would need to survive." "Placard F matches Quotation ________ because . . . - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 5 because it talks about how slaves used to spend their downtime." "Analyze the placard. Describe what three of the people are doing. - CORRECT ANSWER There's people dancing, fighting, and playing instruments." "Read the section. List three ways people who were enslaved spent their leisure time. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. On some plantations, Saturday nights were a time for social events that often combined work related activities, like corn-husking or pea-shelling parties. 2. Quilting bees gave these women the rare opportunity to freely express themselves using needle and cloth. 3. Slaves created music out of almost anything that was available." "Placard G matches Quotation ________ because . . . - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 6 because it sounds describes people hiding away to pray and worship." "Analyze the placard. Suppose you are a visitor to this scene, and describe what you see and hear. - CORRECT ANSWER I'd see people praying, singing, and preaching." "Read the section. Explain why the idea of being invisible was important to churches for enslaved people. - CORRECT ANSWER Being invisible allowed slave churches to thrive in peace" "Placard H matches Quotation ________ because . . . - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 3 because the song combines African and American culture." "Analyze the placard. Suppose you are a visitor to this scene, and describe what you hear. - CORRECT ANSWER I would hear instruments and singing." "Read the section. Record three aspects of African American life that had roots in African culture. - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Used animals from Africa and America to illustrate Bible stories 2. Songs throb with the rhythms and harmonies of Africa, but speak about the realities of slavery." Union - CORRECT ANSWER A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army." "Dred Scott Decision - CORRECT ANSWER Landmark court decision that ruled that slaves were property and antislavery laws were unconstitutional" "Lincoln Douglas Debates - CORRECT ANSWER Series of debates in which Lincoln challenge Douglas over the issue of slavery in the west" "Missouri Compromise - CORRECT ANSWER A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states" "Compromise of 1850 - CORRECT ANSWER California entered the Union as a free state. Southwest territories would decide the slavery issue for themselves." "fugitive - CORRECT ANSWER a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery)" "Wilmot Proviso - CORRECT ANSWER Bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico" "Kansas Nebraska Act - CORRECT ANSWER Created Nebraska and Kansas as states and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state" "abolitionist - CORRECT ANSWER A person who supported the end of slavery (abolition)" "manifesto - CORRECT ANSWER a written statement that describes the policies, goals, and opinions of a person or group" "retaliation - CORRECT ANSWER taking revenge; the action of returning a military attack; counterattack;the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself" "factions - CORRECT ANSWER a group of people within a large group who have different ideas from the main group" "What caused the start of the Civil War? - CORRECT ANSWER The Civil War started when South Carolina, and then six other Southern states, left the Union. Those states joined the Confederate States of America. Confederates later rebelled by opening fire on Fort Sumter, a federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina." how many of the first 13 states were slave states - CORRECT ANSWER Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia" "how many of the first 13 states were free states - CORRECT ANSWER New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania" "what is the difference between the north and the south - CORRECT ANSWER the north believed that slavery should be abolished and the south wanted to keep slavery because it helped them make money and slavery was a big part of their economy" "What pattern did Congress follow between 1816 and 1821 in admitting new states to the Union? - CORRECT ANSWER added free state then added slave state" "How did this pattern affect the voting power of the North and South in the U.S. Senate? - CORRECT ANSWER It kept them equal in number and gave north and south the same number of votes in the senate." "Did the free-state North or the slave-state South control the House of Representatives in mid-1850? - CORRECT ANSWER the free state north" "Why might Southerners be more upset if California were admitted as a free state than Northerners might be if it were admitted as a slave state? - CORRECT ANSWER the north would have power of the senate and possibly abolish slavery" "What do you think the "house" in Lincoln's statement represents? - CORRECT ANSWER the country" "What might be dividing this house? - CORRECT ANSWER whether to keep slavery or to abolish it" "Why did Northerners in Congress accept California's application for statehood while Southerners rejected it? - CORRECT ANSWER the northerners welcomed California because they'd most likely turn California into a free state because of the order of the slave-free state rule order but the southerners didn't accept California because it would ruin the balance of the states" "List four details of Henry Clay's plan to end the deadlock over the issue of California statehood - CORRECT ANSWER - california= free state - new mexico and uath could allow slavery -ended the slave trade in washington dc -south gets stronger fugitive slave law" "Fugitive Slave Act passed - CORRECT ANSWER -a person arrested as a runaway slave had almost no legal rights - that any person who helped a slave escape, or even refused to aid slave catchers, could be jailed -1850" "Uncle Tom's Cabin published - CORRECT ANSWER - published as a novel - it was plays based on the book toured the country, thrilling audiences with Eliza's dramatic escape to freedom" "Kansas-Nebraska Act passed - CORRECT ANSWER -created two new territories -abolished the Missouri Compromise by leaving it up to the settlers themselves to vote on whether to permit slavery in the two territories abolished the Missouri Compromise by leaving it up to the settlers themselves to vote on whether to permit slavery in the two territories" "Rain on Lawrence, Kansas - CORRECT ANSWER - settelers poured into kansas - Southeners went to Lawrence and burn down northener's houses and raiding them -north sent more settlers and supplies -john brown gets 7 guys together and kills a bunch of southeners" "Beating of Senator Sumner - CORRECT ANSWER -Senator Butler's nephew, South Carolina representative Preston Brooks, attacked Sumner in the Senate, beating him with his metal-tipped cane until it broke in half. -senator said that kanas should be a slave s state but then makes a apology for saying that in front of the southeners" "Why did Dred Scott argue that he should be freed from slavery? - CORRECT ANSWER because he had spent time in the free state wisconsin" "Besides helping Stephen Douglas win the 1858 Senate race in Illinois, what were two other results of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?Text to speech - CORRECT ANSWER - lincoln became a nationalist even though he lost -slavery becomes a national issue" "Why did John Brown attempt to seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia? - CORRECT ANSWER he wanted to use the weapons to arm slaves for a rebellion that would end slavery" "December 20, 1860 - CORRECT ANSWER The Senate committee held its first meeting" "February 1861 - CORRECT ANSWER 6 states joined together as the Confederate States of America" Edward Covey - CORRECT ANSWER Edward Convey was a slave breaker. Convey's methods consisted of three equal parts: Violence, fear, and overwork. He would often spy on his slaves as well." "Harriet Tubman - CORRECT ANSWER People called Harriet Tubman Moses because of all the slaves she freed. She had to leave her whole family in order to escape and start to free other slaves" "Fredrick Douglass - CORRECT ANSWER Douglass traveled around the North speaking to whites about African Americans rights" "Henry brown - CORRECT ANSWER Henry "Box" Brown was a 19th-century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" "Nat Turner - CORRECT ANSWER Nat lead the rebellion that tried to kill every white person they saw. Because of this slave owners became harsher and kept a better watch on their slaves to make sure nothing like that could happen again." "Denmark Vessy - CORRECT ANSWER Slave Carpenter in south Carolina who bought his freedom after winning a lottery. Tried to start a rebellion but it never happened." "Slave Status - CORRECT ANSWER Slaves were known as property. Their owners could do anything they want to them. Slaves had no rights that free people took for granted." "African Americans living in the North - CORRECT ANSWER Blacks experienced discrimination and segregation." "National Council of Colored People - CORRECT ANSWER Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination"" "Underground Railroad - CORRECT ANSWER Both black and white abolitionists were active in the Underground Railroad. The "railroad" was a secret network of people who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom." "Southern Economy and Slavery - CORRECT ANSWER Only wealthier whites could afford to buy slaves. Part of the reason slavery continued was because of the invention of the cotton gin." "Resistance to Slavery - CORRECT ANSWER Casual resistance: Pull down fences, break tools, work poorly, damage crops, or steal food. Open defiance: Slaves would refuse to work, reject orders, or even strike back violently." "Invisible Churches - CORRECT ANSWER Slaves created their own "Invisible church" that brought together African roots and American needs. They met in slave quarters or secrete forest clearings. Black preachers told the story of Moses leading the Egyptians out of savory." "Significance of Moses - CORRECT ANSWER The significance of Moses was that African Americans could now hope for freedom and they could desire freedom and faith in a better world to come." "What was the purpose of the National Council of Colored People - CORRECT ANSWER to protest the treatment of African Americans" "What was an effect of segregation policies in the north - CORRECT ANSWER People were separated by race in public places." "Why did Southerners who did not own slaves support slavery? - CORRECT ANSWER They knew that the Southern economy depended on slave labor." "How did the cotton gin affect slaves - CORRECT ANSWER It increased the demand for slaves" "What did Harriet Tubman's work with the Underground Railroad involve - CORRECT ANSWER As an escaped slave, she guided slaves from the South to freedom" "Who was Denmark Vesey? - CORRECT ANSWER a free African American who lead a slave revolt" "Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion? - CORRECT ANSWER Nat Turner" "Where did free African Americans in the South most often find work? - CORRECT ANSWER In low-paying job" "What best describes the Underground Railroad - CORRECT ANSWER people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North" "Slaves expressed African cultural traditions in all of the following ways except - CORRECT ANSWER through fieldwork" who was the exiled Russian revolutionary who took control of the revolution? - CORRECT ANSWER Vladimir Lenin" "at the time, about 80 percent of Russians worked as - CORRECT ANSWER farmers living in grinding poverty" "the Crimean War convinced Alexander II to - CORRECT ANSWER liberate serfs" "the emancipation of serfs in Russia disgruntled nobles because - CORRECT ANSWER some nobles lost their future income and went bankrupt" "what inspired revolutionary groups to form in Russia? - CORRECT ANSWER public discussion of political issues" "the assassination of Alexander II resulted in - CORRECT ANSWER repressive measures that kept revolutionaries in check" "the rule of Nicholas II was characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER few political ideas beyond protecting his power as czar" "the constitutional democratic party called for - CORRECT ANSWER opposition to both socialism and revolution" "leninism differed from marxism because lenin believed - CORRECT ANSWER russian workers did not have the class consciousness to launch a revolution" "Russia's defeat to which country sparked the revolution of 1905? - CORRECT ANSWER japan" "Nicholas II attempted to quell the unrest by - CORRECT ANSWER distributing land to peasants" "what sparked the February Revolution? - CORRECT ANSWER food shortages" "Lenin decided to overthrow the Provisional Government when the All-Russia Congress of Soviets met in order to - CORRECT ANSWER make the revolt look like a takeover by all soviets instead of a single political party" "Anticommunist forces were called the - CORRECT ANSWER Whites" "How did the communists deal with nationalist movements in non-Russian parts of the former empire? - CORRECT ANSWER they established six self-governing Soviet republics" "what is a characteristic of the Red Terror? - CORRECT ANSWER Secret Police arrested any person suspected of being an enemy of the revolution" "the New Economic Policy is characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER the relaxation of war communism policies" "What was the first thing Fujiwara did in order to be a part of Japanese government? - CORRECT ANSWER They married many of their daughters into the royal family." "What was the second thing Fujiwara did in order to be a part of Japanese government? - CORRECT ANSWER They acted as advisers to the emperor" "Fujiwara Michinaga was famous because - CORRECT ANSWER He was the father in law of four emperors and the grandfather of three emperors" "his son built Pheonix Hall, which is shaped like - CORRECT ANSWER a bird in flight." "Conduct - CORRECT ANSWER A person's behavior, especially infront of other people." "Qualities and skills didn't matter, but only their - CORRECT ANSWER birth family's rank" "What reason did Southerners give for being upset about having more free states than slave states? - CORRECT ANSWER The South would lose its power to block antislavery bills in the Senate" "What were the outcomes of the Missouri Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a free state, balance of power between free and slave states was maintained, Congress drew a line in the old Louisiana Purchase: north of it were free states, and south of it was slave states, and War was avoided" "Describe the pros and cons of the Compromise of 1850 - CORRECT ANSWER Pros: California would become a free state and slave trading was ended in Washington D.C. Cons: New Mexico and Utah Territories could decide whether to allow slavery. A strong fugitive slave law was passed." "Gag Rule (1836) - CORRECT ANSWER Prevented anti-slavery discussions in Congress by tabling all abolitionist petitions." "Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations) - CORRECT ANSWER Tariff passed by Congress that imposed very high duties on imports ( 62% tariff on 92% of imported goods). Southerners protested because it increased the cost of the manufactured good they bought. It was said to have been passed not to raise money but to protect the interests of Northern manufacturers at the expense of Southern farmers." "Henry Clay - CORRECT ANSWER United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise, Tariff Compromise 1832, and the Compromise of 1850" "Tallmadge Amendment (1819) - CORRECT ANSWER banned the introduction of slaves into Missouri, all Missouri children born to slaves are to become free at age 25. Essentially would make Missouri a free state." Harper's Weekly magazine printed this picture of a slave auction in the South in 1861. Who is being auctioned off as property? - CORRECT ANSWER African American men, women, and children" "In 1861 seven states left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America (CSA). The artist drew the CSA's first official flag to show that - CORRECT ANSWER the scene took place after secession in the South and slavery took place in the South." "Between 1820 and 1860, Americans were divided over - CORRECT ANSWER the issue of slavery" "What did the Missouri Compromise authorize the people of the Missouri territory to do? - CORRECT ANSWER form a state government" "What was a provision of the Missouri Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER Missouri could join the Union as a slave state" "In the CSA constitution, read Article 4, Section 2, Clause 1. Which of the following is accurate about this clause? - CORRECT ANSWER It protected the right of citizens to own slaves, who were treated as property." Enslaved People - CORRECT ANSWER Had no rights Mistreated Couldn't own anything" "Free Black People in the South - CORRECT ANSWER Viewed as dangerous Couldn't travel freely Couldn't work at certain jobs" "Free Black People in the North - CORRECT ANSWER Segregated Couldn't vote Finding jobs was hard" "If the majority of white Southerners were not enslavers, why did the South remain so loyal to slavery? - CORRECT ANSWER Whether they owned slaves or not, white southerners understood that their economy depended on cotton" "Placard A matches Quotation ________ because . . . - CORRECT ANSWER Quotation 8 because it talks about the hard hours slaves had to work." "What reason did Southerners give for being upset about having more free states than slave states? - CORRECT ANSWER The South would lose its power to block antislavery bills in the Senate" "What were the outcomes of the Missouri Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a free state, balance of power between free and slave states was maintained, Congress drew a line: north of it was free states and south of it was slave states, and War was avoided" "Describe the pros and cons of the Compromise of 1850 - CORRECT ANSWER Pros: California would become a free state and slave trading was ended in Washington D.C. Cons: New Mexico and Utah Territories could decide whether to allow slavery. A strong fugitive slave law was passed." "Why did the Fugitive Slave Law fail? - CORRECT ANSWER The Fugitive Slave Law failed, because Northerners were required to help return slaves to their owners. They could be jailed if they did not help. Northerners rebelled." "Explain Uncle Tom's Cabin and the effect it had on the nation - CORRECT ANSWER Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote. It awakened the nation to the horrors of slavery. In the South, people disliked Stowe. In the North, the novel made people more angry about slavery." "What replaced the Missouri Compromise? How were the two different? - CORRECT ANSWER The Kansas-Nebraska Act replaced the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers there to determine whether slavery would be allowed. Unlike the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act left the decision about slavery to the people who lived there." "Describe the Dred Scott Court case and the outcome - CORRECT ANSWER Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri who traveled to Wisconsin, a free state, with his owner. When he returned to Missouri, Dred Scott went to court to win his freedom. He argued his stay in Wisconsin made him a free man. The Supreme Court decided he was not free, because African Americans could not be citizens and, also, the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional." "Who was John Brown? - CORRECT ANSWER John Brown was an abolitionist who seized the federal arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia in order to arm slaves for a rebellion to end slavery." "What do you think Lincoln meant by his statement? - CORRECT ANSWER if we keep arguing over this the country is going to crumble" "Why was it important to Southerners to keep an equal number of senators from free states and slave states in Congress? Mention the defeat of the Tallmadge Amendment in your answer.Text to speech - CORRECT ANSWER if the northerners have more senates then the southerners then they control the house of the senates and they can get rid of slavery. At first from the Tallmadge Amendment Missouri was going to join the union but as a free state but the southerners protests made that not happen." "What were the three decisions in the Missouri Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER -Missouri joined the union as a slave state -Maine joined as a free state -drew an imaginary border" "What was John Quincy Adams's 1839 antislavery proposal? What was the gag rule, and how did it affect his proposal? - CORRECT ANSWER -no one could be born into slavery - prevents congress from debating the issue of slavery for 10 yr" "How did the fugitive slave issue and the Wilmot Proviso pull the nation apart? - CORRECT ANSWER the southerners felt betrayed that the northerners were hiding the slaves and helping them escape so it kind of pulled them away from each other and ruined their relationship"