Conflict/Important Events
The Supreme Court's ruling that permitted slavery in all western territories, and invalidated Missouri Compromise of 1820.
What was Dred Scott vs. Stanford?
this state was happy at the outcome of the election because they now had a reason to secede.
What is South Carolina?
The financial crash which was caused by over speculation in the West and inflation due to inrush of Californian gold
What was The Panic of 1857
an abolitionist who is known for their fighting in Bleeding Kansas
Who was John Brown?
A book published by Harriet Beecher Stowe which attempted to show the Northern states the horrors of slavery
What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?
10 southern states didn't even allow this person to appear on the ballot.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The act which made public land available at 25 cents an acre, and was later vetoed.
What was the Homestead Act?
won the election of 1860, despite not winning the popular vote.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The statement by Stephen A. Douglas, in which he claimed that slavery could not exist without laws supporting it.
What was the The Freeport Doctrine?
A document which stated that people were not allowed to vote for or against the constitution as a whole, but instead could vote on whether the constitution would be "with slavery" or "without slavery."
What was the Lecompton Constitution?
it lowered import taxes to about 20%, the North blamed it for causing the panic, and gave Republicans two economic issues for the election of 1860.
What was the Tariff of 1857?
the "lame duck" president known during the time of succession
Who was President Buchanan?
A book published by Hinton R. Helper, which attempted to use statistics to prove that non-slaveholding whites were the ones who suffered most from slavery.
What was The Impending Crisis of the South?
prohibited slavery in territories north of 360° 30', but permitted slavery in territories south of this line.
what were the Crittenden amendments?
The North was hit the hardest, while the South continued to flourish with cotton.
What were the results of the Panic of 1857?
won Illinois's senatorial election of 1858.
who was Stephen Douglas?
The location where John Brown raided and seized the federal arsenal, but failed and resulted in his death
What was Harpers Ferry?
These six states joined South Carolina to secede.
What is Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas?
This was the primary industry affected by the Crimean War.
What was the grain industry?
The candidate who ran against Lincoln, and debated against him
Who was Stephen Douglas?