Compromise or Conflict?
What 1846 proposal tried to ban slavery in land gained from the Mexican-American War?
Wilmot Proviso
What law repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What 1852 novel increased anti-slavery feelings in the North?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What 1857 Supreme Court case ruled that slaves were property with no rights?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Who won the election of 1856, temporarily calming tensions?
James Buchanan
Which 1850 law angered Northerners by requiring citizens to help capture escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
What term describes the violent conflict between pro- and anti-slavery groups in Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas
What law did many Northern states resist by passing personal liberty laws?
Fugitive Slave Act
Why did the Dred Scott decision anger Northerners?
It opened all territories to slavery and denied Black citizenship
Who became nationally known after a series of debates in 1858?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the result of the Compromise of 1850 regarding California?
California was admitted as a free state
What abolitionist became famous for using violence in Kansas?
John Brown
What event in Congress involved a Southern representative beating a Northern senator?
The caning of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks
What new party formed in 1854 to oppose the spread of slavery?
Republican Party
What happened at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown led a raid to start a slave revolt
What compromise allowed popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico?
Compromise of 1850
Why did popular sovereignty fail in Kansas?
Competing governments and violence made fair voting impossible
What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on the North?
It increased support for abolition and angered many Southerners
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
Why did Southerners fear Abraham Lincoln’s election?
They believed he would restrict or end slavery
Who were the three major senators involved in the debates over the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster
What did Bleeding Kansas reveal about national tensions?
That compromise couldn’t solve slavery peacefully anymore
What did Lincoln mean when he said, “A house divided cannot stand”?
The U.S. couldn’t survive half-slave and half-free
What was the Republican Party’s main goal in the 1850s?
To stop the expansion of slavery into new territories
What 1860 event led to Southern states beginning to secede?
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president