A Dividing Nation
How did Missouri’s application as a state with slavery in 1819 challenge U.S. law?
States north of the Ohio River were to be free states
(Northwest Ordinance of 1787)
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
It included a stricter Fugitive Slave Law.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
to create a rebellion led by enslaved people that would bring an end to slavery
Name the three steps that were part of the Union's Anaconda plan.
1. cut off trade
2. Divide the Confederacy by controlling the Mississippi
3. Capture the capital-Richmond, Virginia
What was the purpose of the Black Codes?
to control formerly enslaved people
What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
It temporarily ended the slavery debate.
(Accept Missouri entered as slave state and Maine entered as free state)
Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery?
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay
In February 1861, seven Southern states, including South Carolina, joined together
to form the Confederate States of America.
What was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?
disease
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
to abolish slavery
What was the significance of the 36˚30´ parallel?
It was an imaginary line that indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
It turned more people against slavery.
Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?
the shelling of Fort Sumter
What did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declare?
Slaves in Confederate states were free
What does the Fourteenth Amendment grant to all individuals born in the United States?
citizenship
What did Southern senators fear would happen if there were more free states than states with slavery?
Losing power
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
It allowed slavery in Northern territories.
When did Lincoln speak these words: A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.
when he accepted the senatorial nomination
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point in the war?
The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North.
What was the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment?
to protect the voting rights of African American men.
If the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 had become law, where would it have banned slavery?
land acquired from Mexico
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
that African Americans had no right to sue in federal court (were not citizens and Congress could not decide where slavery existed)
What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860?
The nation was divided over slavery.
What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg?
The Union gained control of the Mississippi.
Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws?
to separate African Americans and White people in public life