Slavery
Which part of the nation supported slavery?
The North
What was the result/problem of Bleeding Kansas?
Violence- deaths, kidnappings, tarring and feathering, ransacking and burning homes and stores
Was John Brown pro-slavery or anti-slavery?
anti-slavery
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What did the southern states decide to do after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?
Name three hardships experienced by slaves.
Being whipped/punished by master, not enough food or clothing, being sold away from families, not knowing their real names, birthdays, etc, having to work all day without pay, slave trade experience, being forced to have children to be sold away from them or into slavery
Why was there a huge amount of people coming into Kansas in 1854?
People were flooding into the state to vote on whether it would be a free or slave state.
What did John Brown give out in preparation for the raid and to whom?
weapons to slaves
Name the 3 main issues the candidates talked about during their speeches.
the union/secession, westward expansion/slavery, and the transcontinental railroad
What was the name of the slave who went to the Supreme Court saying he and his family should be free since slavery was banned in his state?
Dred Scott
Uncle Tom's Cabin
In the end, Kansas was declared to be a _______ state.
free
Where was John Brown's Raid?
Harper's Ferry
What political party did Abraham Lincoln represent?
Republican
What was decided in the big Supreme Court case of 1857?
Slaves are not citizens
Name 2 reasons a slave would choose not to run away
Fear of being punished by master, leaving family behind, if they crossed a border to certain states they would have to be returned to master, masters sending hunting dogs after them, have to travel only at night with no map, food, shelter, etc
What were the two states involved in Bleeding Kansas?
Kansas and Nebraska
The slaves were too afraid to show up. Instead, Brown was bombarded by local militia and townspeople trying to kill them.
What was Abraham Lincoln's take on slavery?
Abraham Lincoln wanted to prevent people from taking their slaves west with them if they moved westward.
What did the Kansas Nebraska act state?
Kansas and Nebraska could vote to choose if their state would be free or slave
What was the name of the slave that wrote an autobiography recounting his experience as a slave?
Fredrick Douglass, Henry Bibb, Harriet Jacobs
Approximately how many New Englanders came to Kansas in 1854?
1,000
How many of Brown's men were killed?
8
Name all 4 candidates in the election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglass
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Northern states would be free and southern states would be slave.