The End of SlaveryAfrican American StudiesI. Leading up to the Civil War

A. The institution of slavery grew to ____________ and the economy of the Southern states was dependent on it (____________, ____________, ____________)

B. As new states were added to the Union, the question came up: ____________________?

II. CompromisesA. ____________— prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory ____________ of

the parallel 36°30′ north, except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri.B. ____________ — Amended the ____________; Abolished the slave trade in

____________; created Utah as a Free state; Settled boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico

C. ____________— created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, repealed the ____________ by allowing white male settlers in those territo-ries to determine through ____________ whether they would allow slavery within each territory.

III.

Resistance to SlaveryA. ____________ and ____________ led slave rebellions.B. ____________ led freed slaves and massacred slave owners and their families.C. Abolitionists such as ____________ and ____________ worked to bring slavery to an

end through more peaceful means (publishing and politics)IV. The Underground Railroad

A. Whites and free African Americans helped ____________ through the ____________. B. Members called “____________” secretly transported runaways to freedom in the

____________ or ____________. They gave the runaways food and shelter along the way.

C. ____________ — a runaway slave who continually risked going into the slave states to help free enslaved persons.

V. The Civil WarA. ____________ was elected President in 1860.B. This terrified the southern states, even though Lincoln did not plan to end slavery.C. Led by ____________, Southern states began to ____________ from the Union.D. The war lasted 4 years and saw over ____________ Americans killed.E. North/South ____________, slavery ____________.

VI. The Emancipation ProclamationA. In late 1862, Lincoln issued the ____________, which freed slaves in all states

“____________”1. This included the states of LA, AL, MS, GA, NC, SC, FL, & VA.

B. It did not apply to ____________.C. Not a slave was actually freed at this time, but it did shift the focus of the war to

____________.VII. Post- Civil War Life

A. While technically free following the Civil war, “____________” faced many challenges.B. Black Codes

1. _________________________________________C. Violence and intimidation

1. ____________D. ____________

1. Farming land that someone else owns2. Did not allow freed blacks to move forward $$$

E. Voting/ political rights1. Intimidation, 2. ____________, 3. ____________

VocabularyMissouri CompromiseCompromise of 1850Kansas-Nebraska ActFugitive Slave LawPopular SovereigntyDenmark VesseyNat TurnerFrederick DouglassJohn BrownWilliam Lloyd Garrison

Underground Railroad“Conductors”Harriet TubmanSecessionEmancipation ProclamationFreedmenSharecroppingLiteracy TestsPoll Taxes