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TKA 8
Antebellum Kentucky: A State Divided
Question | Answer |
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When was the antebellum period? | before the Civil War |
What happened during the panic of 1819? | Kentucky farmers lost business |
People who owe money are called... | debtors |
People who loan money are called... | creditors |
Why was the Relief Party established? | to protect poor farmers from creditors |
This plan was for one slave state and one free state to join the union together to keep a balance of free and slave states. | The Missouri Compromise |
Which Kentucky governor wanted a new court system? | Joseph Desha |
This epidemic caused by germs in the drinking water killed thousands of people. | cholera |
What was the removal of over 70,000 Indians on a long journey west? | The Trail of Tears |
People were charged tolls to travel on... | turnpikes |
What were the people called who helped runaway slaves escape? | conductors |
What is the name for the safe places for runaway slaves to hideout on their journey north to nonslave states? | stations |
What was the system called that helped runaway slaves escape to nonslave states? | The Underground Railroad |
What are people who move from another country called? | immigrants |
Which senator ran for president three times but was never elected to the office? | Henry Clay |
What do we call people who were against slavery? | abolitionists |
Which school allowed black and white students to study together during the antebellum period? | Berea College |
What is the name of members of a political party that believed people who were different were dangerous? | The Know-Nothings |