Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise _____________ (year)
1820
California was admitted as a __________ state.
Free State
Stephen A. Douglas proposed a law to create two territories-
Kansas and Nebraska
The case went all the way up to the
Supreme Court
What year did the election take place?
1860
Missouri was admitted as a
Slave State
The territories of New Mexico and Utah were allowed to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, what is this called (it's one of our definitions).
Popular Sovereignty
The Kansas and Nerbraska Act allowed for
Popular Sovereignty
In the Dred Scott decision the court ruled that....
Dred Scott was still enslaved/African Americans are not U.S Citizens
States leaving the Union
Secession
What is 36 30
North of this line slavery would not be allowed, south of this line slavery could continue
Banned in Washington D.C
The Slave Trade
The Kansas and Nebraska Act Canceled part of the
Missouri Compromise
The Dred Scott decision ruled that the Missouri Compromise was _____________.
Unconstitutional
Lincoln did not receive most of the ______ he won by carrying many _____ states
Popular votes, Northern
The Missouri Compromise was a step, not a
Solution
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of
Laws
The Act helped lead to the creation of the _________ party.
Republican Party
Congress has no power to
restrict slavery in the territories
Candidates in the election: Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
The Missouri Compromise revealed the
Tensions growing between the North and the South
This law required that escaped enslaved people be returned to their owners, even if they were found in free states.
Fugitive Slave Act
Homes were destroyed, people were killed, neighbors became enemies, we refer to this as __________ Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
Reactions (North and South)
North: Shocked, angry; saw the decision as unfair
South: Many people supported the decision as they saw it protected states rights
Candidates in the election:Southern Democrat
John C. Breckinridge