Chapter
Missouri Slave who sued for his freedom
Dred Scott
John Brown
Place where Confederate Troops opened fire on Union Troops
Fort Sumter
Law governing runaway slaves
Fugitive Slave Act
policy allowing voters to decide whether to permit or outlaw slavery
Group of seven southern states that seceded from the Union
Confederate States of America
Network of escape routes for runaway slaves
Underground Railroad
Maryland born slave known as the "Black Moses"
Harriet Tubman
Legislation that called for concessions (compromise) from both the north and the south
Political Party founded in 1854 that opposed slavery
Republican Party
Law that undid the Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Pro-slavery settlers from Missouri that terrorized the Kansas Territory
Border Ruffians
What type of life style was the South after the American Revolution?
Agricultural with cotton as its main crop
(true of false) In the election of 1848 the free soil party won 10% of the vote
True
What was Stephen Douglas's view on slavery
Who led the attack on Harpers Ferry in hopes of starting a slave revolution
John Brown
Which political party split into two during the election of 1860
Democratic
What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Showed the north the truth about slavery and angered the south
Douglas won the seat in senate, Lincoln gained many followers for the Republican Party
Why did Lincoln send a ship to Fort Sumter
To send food to the federal troops stationed in the fort
What was the panic of 1857
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who attacked Charles Sumner in a senate meeting with a cane?
Preston Brooks
During the Election of 1860 who got all of the votes from the South?
John C Breckinridge
What were the five components of the compromise of 1850
California came in as a free state
Southwest territories settled by pop sov.
Texas-Mexico border dispute settled
Slave trade was outlawed in Washington, D.C.
A stronger fugitive slave law was enacted.