Abolitionist
Leader in the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Where did John Brown raid?
Harpers Ferry
What did the North and South disagree over?
The issue of Slavery
Sectionalism
Being loyal to only one part of the country rather than the whole nation
What is meant by bleeding Kansas
It was the violent outbreaks over slavery in the Kansas territory between the pro slavery and anti slavery forces
Helped escapes slaves find homes and jobs
Soujourner Truth
Why did John raid H.F
It was an Arsenal with weapons and ammunition he needed for the slaves
What was the Missouri Compromise?
The compromise to balance the free and slave states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Popular Sovereignty
The people choose
Who created the Kansas Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas
Escaped to NYC for freedom and spent his life writing and speaking out against slavery
Frederick Douglass
What was his plan?
To lead a slave uprising against slaveowners
What happened when Lincoln got elected?
The southern states seceded from the union
Antebellum
The period before the Civil War
What was Lincoln’s most urgent problem and why
Fort Sumter, the South Carolina authorities were starving the troops into surrendering
Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin and what was the effect on public opinion
Harriet Beecher Stowe, influenced people to become abolitionists
Did he have support from northerners, why or why not
No, they disagreed with his use of violence and thought it would discredit the abolitionist movement
What was Lincoln’s stance on slavery
He was against it, he promised not to interfere with slavery in places where it already existed, but he was not going to allow for the expansion of it
Abolitionist Movement
The movement to end slavery
What constitution added a clause to forbid slavery
Vermont Constitution of 1777
White abolitionist who created the newspaper, the liberator
William Lloyd Garrison
What was an effect of his raid?
The South became fearful that the North would try aggressively to end slavery. Tensions rose between the North and South
What are the different parts of the Dred Scott decision?
1. Slaves were not considered citizens
2. Slaves were declared property and Congress could not deprive citizens of their property
3. The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional which meant slavery would be allowed everywhere
Constitutional Union Party
Political Party formed to protect slavery and keep the union together
What did the Kansas Nebraska Act cause
The creation of the Republican Party