MISSOURI COMPROMISE
What state was admitted as a free state in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
What religious movement encouraged people to end slavery?
The Second Great Awakening
What court case said African Americans could not be citizens?
Dred Scott
What law allowed people to vote on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who was elected president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What line divided free and slave territories?
36°30′ line
What book increased Northern opposition to slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What did the Dred Scott decision say about the Missouri Compromise?
It was unconstitutional
What violent conflict happened in Kansas
Bleeding Kansas
What political party did Lincoln belong to?
Republican Party
What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise?
To keep the balance between free and slave states
What is a fugitive?
An enslaved person who escaped slavery
Who was Chief Justice in the Dred Scott case?
Roger Taney
Who attacked pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek?
John Brown
What happened after Lincoln was elected?
Southern states began seceding
Why did some people oppose Missouri becoming a slave state?
It upset the balance of power and could expand slavery westward
What law required escaped enslaved people to be returned?
The Fugitive Slave Act
What did the Court say about enslaved people?
They were property, not citizens
What does “popular sovereignty” mean?
People in a territory decide if slavery is allowed
What new country did Southern states form?
The Confederate States of America
Who created the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
What was the “gag rule”?
A rule that blocked Congress from discussing slavery
Why did the Dred Scott decision anger Northerners?
It allowed slavery in all territories
What violent event happened in Congress over slavery?
Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner
What event started the Civil War?
The attack on Fort Sumter