Missouri Compromise
What state came in as a slave state?
Missouri
What state came in as a free state?
California
Who was Dred Scott?
A slave who sued for freedom because he had lived in a free state.
Many southern states believed that states had the sovereign RIGHT to do what?
Secede
Who were the "Confederates/Rebels"? Who were the "Yankees/Union"?
South - Confederates/Rebels
North - Yankees/Union
What did many free African Americans do when the Civil War started?
Joined the Union army
What state came in as a free state?
Maine
What new slave law was adopted?
Fugitive Slave Act
Who was Dred Scott's owner/master?
Sanford
According to the Southern's view for states to rule over themselves, they felt they had authority to make decisions without . . .
INTERFERENCE from FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Who was fighting on their homeland?
The South
When did the Civil War begin?
When Confederates fired on Fort Sumter
What territory did it involve?
Louisiana Territory
What was banned in Washington, D.C.?
Slave Trade
Judges in the case said that Scott and all slave are . . .
Property
Why was the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" important?
Helped people in the NORTH understand how terrible slavery was
Who had MORE people, 90% factories, 70% of railroads?
North
South had few factories and railroads
Where did the Civil War end?
Appomattox Court House
How did the Missouri AND Compromise of 1850 impact slave and free states?
It tried to keep a balance between free and slave states.
Mexican Cession divided into which two categories?
New Mexico & Utah
Judges said that Congress CANNOT outlaw slavery in any . . .
Territory
Was "Uncle Tom's Cabin" a true story or fiction? Explain.
Fiction - Based on the lives of real slaves
Who had the superior navy but had to conquer a huge area?
The North
Who surrendered to who at the end of the Civil War?
General Lee (South) surrendered to Grant (North).
How was slavery decided in the territories of New Mexico and Utah?
Popular sovereignty - the people would vote
What effect did Dred Scott case have on the Missouri Compromise?
It cancelled it.
Who had the better general? What was his name?
The South - Robert E. Lee
What did enslaved African Americans do after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Many escaped to the north and fought for the Union