North
Was the population of the North like?
High Population
Was the population of the South like?
Low
Which territory wanted to become a slave state?
Missouri
Which territory wanted to become a state in 1848?
California
What is a fugitive?
A person who has escaped from a place and is in hiding.
What was the official name of the North?
Union
What was the official name of the South?
Confederacy
Why was Missouri becoming a slave state bad?
It disrupted the balance of power.
Did the south want California to become a state?
No, they feared that they would not have slavery.
What does Self Emancipated mean?
The act of an enslaved person freeing him or herself from the bondage of slavery.
Was their slavery in the north?
No
Was their slavery in the South?
Which year did the Missouri Compromise occur?
1820
Why was California a problem?
They wanted to become a free state, unbalanced power
How much were citizens fined if they helped African American's escape from slavery?
$1,000
What was the economy like in the North?
Diverse Economy
What was the economy like in the North?
They relied on cash crops. (such as cotton).
Why did the Missouri Compromise not work long term?
It only regulated the land the US had during that time.
Who was the great compromiser?
Henry Clay
Who had to help catch self-emancipated African American men and women?
All citizens of the United States
Did the north have a abolitionist movement?
Yes
Did the South have an abolitionist movement?
No, they wanted to expand slavery
What are the three parts of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri becomes a slave state
Maine becomes a free state
36/30 line is established. (states above become free states, states below become slave states.
Name three parts of the Compromise of 1850.
California becomes a free state.
A strict fugitive slave law is created.
Divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into two territories where they voted if they became a slave state or free state.
How were northern judges rewarded for sending self-emancipated African American men and women back to slavery?
If a judge rules that they would go free they would receive $5.00, if they ruled that they would go back to the south they would earn $10.00