North vs South
Factories!
-Missouri is a slave state
-Maine is a free state
-Line drawn to divide territories
Missouri Compromise
Elected President in 1860
Abraham Lincoln
The main issue throughout the 1800s
Slavery
Abolition
ban slavery
The Southern economy was based on this.
Agriculture
-California is a Free state
-Fugitive Slave Act strengthened
-Popular Sovereignty in territories
Compromise of 1850
This President started the Nullification Crisis when he levied harsh tariffs
Andrew Jackson
This fort was attacked in Charleston and started the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Network of people and places to help escaped slaves
Underground Railroad
This section of the United States had the most railroads.
The North
-Create new territories in the Unorganized Territory
-Popular Sovereignty in those territories
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Sued for his freedom but lost in the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Why was the election of 1860 such a big deal?
Electing a Republican President might lead to the end of slavery.
Democratic Party split over the issue of slavery.
Nullify
to cancel
This section of the United States wanted more State Rights.
Why was the Dred Scott Decision such a big deal for slaves?
It took away their rights as citizens and made them nothing more than property.
Leader of the underground railroad
Harriet Tubman
-John Brown
-Fight in the Senate
-Voting on slavery
Power to the people to vote on issues
Popular Sovereignty
Caring about your group and being loyal to them.
Sectionalism
Why did the compromise never actually solve any issues?
They continued to avoid solving the issue of slavery.
This Senator from Illinois proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in order to get a railroad through Chicago.
Stephen Douglas
Why did Southern States want the Fugitive Slave Act?
It would force the Northern states to help return slaves.
It would help their economy by stopping slaves from escaping.
Free Soil Party
only wanted to end the expansion of slavery