John Brown
Who was John Brown?
An abolitionist who was an underground railroad conductor. He violently retaliated against the South.
Who is the Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Why did Douglas propose the Kansas- Nebraska Act?
He wanted the railroad to go through Chicago.
Who was Dred Scott
Enslaved man born in Virginia suing for Freedom after being moved to a free state.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
allowed local governments to seize and return escaped slaves to their owners and those that helped slaves would be penalized.
What was John Brown retaliating against?
Destruction of a newspaper office, and other property in Lawerence, Kansas by pro-slavery forces.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin about?
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What did the Act Propose?
It allowed settlers in those territories to decide whether to legalize slavery.
Why did Dred Scott believe he was owed his freedom?
Although he was a slave in Virginia, when he was moved to a free state, where slavery was illegal he felt he was then no longer considered a slave.
How did the Northern abolitionists feel about the Fugitive Slave Act?
They rebelled against the law and even protested.
How Long did Bleeding Kansas last?
2 years
What did Abraham Lincoln ask Stowe?
"So this is the little lady who made this big war?"
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Sought to balance the number of free and slave states and drew a line through the nation's western territories.
Who financially assisted Scott through the litigation?
The family of his original owner.
What did Massachusetts and other free states do to make the act more difficult to impose?
they began passing personal liberty laws.
What was the Pottawatomie Massacre?
What did losing her child help Stowe understand?
"What a poor slave mother may feel when her child is ripped away from her"
Why did this act cause a problem?
"It re-opened that land to the expansion of slavery, and destroyed a long-established political compromise on the issue of slavery in the West.
What was the Supreme Court's Decision?
Scott was not entitiled to U.S. citizenship and protection of the law.
Why did the South want the Fugitive Slave Act
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How was John Brown captured?
US Marines Led by Lee stormed and captured John Brown in Harpers Ferry, now West Virginia. He was then hung December 1859.
How did the North and South respond to Stowe's book?
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What was the result of the Nebraska- Kansas act?
Bleeding Kansas
How did the court justify the ruling?
Blacks were viewed as property, "with no rights which the white man was bound to respect."
How do you think you would respond if a slave knocked on your door asking for help?
Keep in mind those who helped were penalized.
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