Compromises
As part of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri and Maine became states. Which was free? Which was slave?
Maine- free
Missouri- slave
Harriet Tubman
While Lincoln won the presidency, what did he not get the majority in?
the popular vote
How do the Butler daughters- Sarah and Frances- feel about slavery?
Sarah- anti
Frances- pro
The word secede means
to leave or withdraw from a country
The Compromise of 1850 included three parts. One was the Fugitive Slave Act. What were the other two?
California was free
Rest of Mexican Cession popular sovereignty
This abolitionist went on speaking tours to talk about his experience as a slave
Frederick Douglass
What were Lincoln's views on slavery when he was elected?
Stop the spread, not abolition
Who is Mr. Henry AND how does he gain Joe's trust?
white business owner, teaching him to read
Why did Dred Scott sue his master?
took him as a slave to free territory
This act repealed the Missouri Compromise line
Kansas- Nebraska Act
This abolitionist wrote a newspaper for 35 years to help end slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
Which state seceded from the Union first?
South Carolina
What are TWO reasons that Sampson does not want to escape?
tried before- too challenging
happy with his situation with Henfield
Describe two outcomes of the Dred Scott case.
slaves= property
slaves= not citizens
MO Comp= unconstitutional
This Congressman was a big support of popular sovereignty
Stephen Douglas
The name of Harriet Beecher Stowe's best seller AND what the story focused on
Uncle Tom's Cabin- family separation
Describe why the South said they seceded.
Lincoln was going to violate their property rights, and states rights, by threatening their right to own slaves.
Dorcas moved on, has a family, Jeffrey kills himself
The name of the movement that turned into the Republican Party
free-soil
This man was known as the Great Compromiser and held build many of these early compromises before the Civil War.
Henry Clay
Describe TWO specific ways that John Brown attempts to end slavery.
Bleeding Kansas- stopping pro slavery voters
Raid at Harper's Ferry- steal guns to start a revolt
Who were the four candidates in the Election of 1860 and what were their political parties?
Lincoln- Rep
Douglas- Dem
Breckenridge- S Dem
Bell- Constitutional Union
Describe THREE things that happened to George Weems later in life.
-lost his leg in the war
-lost his voice from the auction
-joined the KKK
Name the first SEVEN states to secede.
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Louisiana