Slaves
Who wrote a bill that let people in the territories vote to be free or slave
Clay
Kansas was called Bleeding Kansas because...
John Brown the abolitionist killed 5 people
why were people in the free states angry when they heard stories like Burn's
Many thought slavery was wrong
Runaway slaves had to be returned to their owners
Who improved Clay's bill by diving it into five bills?
Stephen Douglas
The southerners said that slaves were treated like family.
T or F
True
what are 3 facts about Abrahan Lincoln
He was born in a log cabin
his parents couldn't read or write
he was 6'4"
he had 4 sons
he was a lawyer
who believed that slaves were property?
Calhoun
What group helped runaway slaves
the underground railroad
This person's freedom was bought by some free black americans
Anthony Burns
Who owned slaves but did not want slavery to spread
Zachary Taylor
what group of people thought slavery should be stopped immediately
abolitionists
This persons case went to the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Stephen Douglas's plan let people in territories vote to be slave or free once they became states.
T or F
True
what did many of the southern states do because they did not trust president Abraham Lincoln to protect their slaves
they seceded or separated from the union of states
This person escaped slavery in a box
Henry "Box" Brown