Missouri Compromise/Compromise of 1850
What year was the Missouri Compromise established?
1820
How did the North make their money?
Industrial and manufacturing
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
A law that required all citizens to help catch runaway enslaved people and send them back to the South.
Who are the 4 Abolitionists we learned about in class?
1. Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. Fredrick Douglass
3. John Brown
4. Dred Scott
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
An act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and stated that each territory would be able to choose slavery or free state. (Popular Sovereignty)
Due to the Missouri Compromise, Congress added two states. One free and one slave state. What are those states?
Free- Maine
Slave- Missouri
How did the South make their money?
Cotton exports and plantation industry
What Compromise established the Fugitive Slave Act?
Compromise of 1850
What does the word Abolish, Abolitionists, and Abolitionism mean?
Abolish: to put an end to
Abolitionist: Someone who wanted to abolish (End) slavery.
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world.
What previous Compromise did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal?
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise set a precedent for slavery expansion. What longitude and latitude was slavery not allowed to expand past? What direction?
North of 36' 30' Parallel
Did the South support or Oppose Protective Tariffs?
Opposed, due to tariffs taxing their cotton exports
What was the Underground Railroad?
It was a network of people and places that assisted enslaved people escape the South. They assisted them until the enslaved people either got to the North or Canada.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book detailing the cruel and unjust realities of slavery. What was that book called?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who came to Kansas and Nebraska to sway the Popular Sovereignty vote?
Anti-Slavery: North
Pro-Slavery: South
The Compromise of 1850 made which state a free state?
California
Which Industrial Revolution invention helped spread slavery in the South?
Cotton Gin
Cincinnati played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad. List 2-3 details that made Cincinnati such a key place during this time.
1. Ohio River
2. Ohio is a free state
3. Kentucky is a slave state
Describe Frederick Douglass. What was he born into? How is he remembered?
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery but he eventually escaped slavery, learned to read and write, and helped establish inspiration for the civil rights of enslaved people.
Did the South support the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Why?
Yes, because it spread slavery to other territories
Popular Sovereignty
Fugitive Slave Act
Why did the plantation system and slavery grow in the South?
Increased demand for cotton due to the invention of the cotton gin and landowners needing labor help.
Who was most displeased by the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act? Why?
Northerners
because it went completely against their morals to capture enslaved people. Northerners didn't want slavery they wanted to ABOLISH slavery.
The court case of Dred Scott established that enslaved people were not considered (BLANK). Based on your learning of the Dred Scott case and the outcomes of the case do you believe Scott had the right to sue for his rights?
Citizens, No- due to enslaved people not being considered citizens
Why did the North oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The North opposed it because it could spread slavery to other territories which the Missouri Compromise said would be free from slavery.