people
who was John brown
attacked harpers ferry which was a U.S arsenal
divided proviso divided Congress along rweginal lines. The north supported this. The southern opposed the proviso.
Wilmot Proviso
Senator Jesse Thomas of illinois proposal that missouri would enter as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and that no slavery would exist north of 36, 30' north latitude
Missouri Compromise
Published in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's book about a slave who was mistreated- stirred Northerners against slavery and Southerns felt mislead readers about slavery
Uncle Toms Cabin
Senatorial debates in 1858 in which Lincoln argued against slavery and Douglas argued for territories to choose/keep slavery
Lincoln debated against douglas
who was Stephen A. Douglas
democrat who lose the election of 1860
Henry Clay Presented this compromise which he hoped would settle all questions between the free and slave states
Missouri Compromise of 1850
On January 23, 1854, Douglas
introduced a bill in Congress to
divide the area into two territories:
Nebraska in the north and Kansas in
the south.
Kansas Nebraska Act
Most Northerners (abolitionists) viewed it as a moral sin and southerns found it highly profitable, keeping the price of cotton law
Slavery
The Dred Scott case was significant win for pro-slavery because...
Slaves were considered property,called Congress could not prevent slavery in new territories
who was abraham Lincoln
Wins the election of 1860. Republican
a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Nine northern states passed personal liberty law which forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed that they would have jury trials
Personal Liberty Laws
What was the first state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
The confederate states of America was formed after...
Southern states seceded from the union
Who was roger b taney
Chief justice of the supreme court who ruled against dred scott
who was harriet Beecher Stowe
Wrote Uncle Tom cabin
Was a component of the compromise of 1850. Many people were surprised by the harsh terms of the Act.
Fugitive Slave Act: 9
A group of abolitionists led by John brown raided a federal arsenal to stir a rebellion/slave up-rising. The leader was eventually captured and hung
Harpers Ferry
People from the north and south went to Kansas to influence the popular Sovereignty vote in Kansas. Conflict resulted and each side formed its own government
Bleeding Kansas
who was dred scott
a slave who sued for his freedom in the supreme court. He lost his case.
who was Harriet tubman
Undergorund railroad
Mexico and Utah were given the chance to use ______ which means the rights of residents of a territory to vote for or against slavery
Popular Sovereignty
The idea that the powers of states should be extended and the powers of the federal government should be limited
States Rights
The north was not happy with the Fugitive Slave Act because
They had to report any runaway slaves they saw