Acts and Compromises
this banned the spread of slavery above the southern border of Missouri
What is the Missouri Compromise?
Brutal and miserable journey that Africans took on their way to the New World
What is the Middle Passage?
period of near civil war in Kansas where over 200 people did in the fight around slavery
What is Bleeding Kansas?
political party founded in 1854, main goal was to stop the spread of slavery to the west
What is the Republican Party?
this region was angered by the election of Abraham Lincoln
What is the South?
to leave the Union
What is to secede?
passed a stricter fugitive slave law and admitted California as a free state
Christian songs that blended African and European music; used for coded messages and to help get through the day
What are spirituals?
800 pro-slavery men rode to this Kansas town only to find it empty, the men destroyed the city
What is Lawrence, Kansas?
this region supported the election of Abraham Lincoln
What is the North?
Lincoln dominated the North to win this election
What is the election of 1860?
novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that turned many northerners into abolitionists
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
series of acts that infuriated northerners as free citizens were now required to assist in the capture runaway slaves
What are the Fugitive Slave Acts?
Series of laws set by southern states to restrict the rights of African Americans who were free or not enslaved
What are Black Codes?
What is John Brown's Raid?
famous speech given by Lincoln stating that slavery was splitting the nation
What is the House Divided Speech?
the issue over this institution is a primary cause of conflict in Antebellum America
What is slavery?
this abolitionist senator openly criticized pro-slavery movements in Congress and was hit numerous times with Preston Brooks' cane
Who is Charles Sumner?
divided the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase and gave residents popular sovereignty over the issue of slavery
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
the landscape of the south was marked by many of these places, where many slaves often work
What are large plantations?
abolitionist response to the Sack of Lawrence, 5 pro-slavery advocates were killed, set off more death in Bleeding Kansas
What is the Pottawatomie Massacre?
first state to secede from the Union
Who is South Carolina?
a series of discussions between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas about important issues like slavery when running for senator of Illinois
What are the Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Uncle Tom's Cabin enraged this region of the country as they believed the book spewed lies and misinformation about slavery
Who is the South?
emphasizes the idea that the power of government is given by the consent of the people it governs
What is popular sovereignty?
people made up the middle class, owned very few slaves, and worked in the fields with them
Who are Yeoman Farmers?
term meaning to steal goods from a place, typically during a war or riot, seen during the Sack of Lawrence
What is looting?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who issued the Dred Scott Decision
Who is Roger B. Taney?
Democratic opponent of Lincoln in the election of 1860
Who is John C. Breckinridge?
Abolitionist who was a preacher, believed that he was put on this earth to stop slavery. Played key roles in both the Potawotomie Massacre.