In 1854, Congress passed a law that allowed settlers in the territories to decide for themselves what to do about slavery, a concept known as
Popular Sovereignty
The eradication of slavery was known as
Abolition
True or False: Most people in the South owned slaves
False. Most did not.
System of safe houses and secret trails used to help escaped slaves come to the North
Underground Railroad
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
They wanted a strong federal government
The Compromise of 1850 was a give and take. What was one thing that benefited the South?
Fugitive Slave Act & Popular Sovereignty
Saved over 300 slaves, operating as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Where did the majority of runaway slaves travel? (Hint: Fugitive Slave Act)
Canada
Popular Sovereignty was considered a (positive or negative) in the North.
Negative
Frederick Douglas and William Lloyd Garrison were involved in what reform movement?
The Abolition of slavery
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina