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Chapter 10, Lesson 1

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  • What is the idea that the states should have the final say on laws that affected them?
    states' rights
  • Was President Andrew Jackson for or against the tariff?
    for
  • A __________ state did not allow slavery.
    free
  • Fighting broke out between people who were for slavery and people who were against it. The state became known as ___________ ___________.
    Bleeding Kansas
  • In 1854, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What did it say?
    People living in those territories had the right to decide if they wanted slavery or not.
  • What was the dividing line between slave states and free states?
    Mason-Dixon Line
  • Who did the tariff passed in 1828 help? Who did it hurt?
    It helped the North. It hurt the South.
  • A __________ state allowed slavery.
    slave
  • What was the Missouri Compromise?
    Missouri would be added as a slave state. Maine would be added as a free state.
  • How did people in the North make a living?
    factories, mills, industries
  • In 1828, Congress passed a tax on all imported goods. It was known as a ________.
    tariff
  • What invention led to an increase in the number of slaves on the plantations?
    the cotton gin
  • How did people in the North feel about the Fugitive Slave Act?
    They hated it.
  • Was Vice President John C. Calhoun for or against the tariff?
    against
  • What is a fugitive?
    someone who escapes from the law
  • How did people in the South make a living?
    farming (plantations)
  • Who came up with the Missouri Compromise?
    Henry Clay
  • In 1819, Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state. Why did Congress argue over this?
    It would have upset the balance between free and slave states.
  • The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the _________ __ ______.
    Compromise of 1850
  • What do we call an economy that is based on many industries rather than just a few?
    diverse economy
  • National leaders decide on what's best for their region instead of what's best for the whole country.
    sectionalism