Compromises
This compromise said that California would become a free state and New Mexico and Utah territories would become slave territories.
What was the Kansas Nebraska-Act?
Said the new Kansas Territory would allow slavery.
What was the Dred Scott Decision? What were the two decisions?
The supreme Court decided that African Americans were not citizens. They also said that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
What were the Lincoln-Douglass Debates?
Senator debates between Lincoln and Douglass over slavery.
What does Secede mean?
This compromise said that Missouri would become a slave state and Maine state would become a free state.
Missouri Compromise
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Said that Southern slave owners could go to free states and take slaves back to slavery. It also said that Northerners had to cooperate and help with this as well.
What was John Browns raid?
John Brown wanted to raid the arsenal at Harpers Ferry and take the weapons to give to the slaves to hopefully start a revolt against the slave owners.
What was Lincolns argument in the debates and what was Douglas?
Lincoln did not want slavery in new territories and said we need to start seeing slavery as a moral issue and not a legal issue. Douglas said that slavery should be allowed in all new territories.
Which state seceded first?
South Carolina
What were the Northern and Southern perspectives on the Missouri Compromise?
Multiple Possible Answers:
Northern:
- Upset that more slave states are added
Southern:
- Happy that more slave states are being added and hopeful that more territories added in the future.
What were the Northern and Southern Perspectives on the Kansas Nebraska Act?
- Upset that this new territory was allowing slavery
Southerners:
- Happy that slavery is being allowed in this new territory.
What were Northern and Southern Perspectives on the Dred Scott Decision?
Northern:
- Upset as they saw this as a step in the wrong direction towards ending slavery
- Upset because they knew that all future territories would be allowed to have slaves now.
Southern:
- Happy because new territories would be allowed to have slavery
- Felt that the supreme court was on their side
What were Northern and Southern Perspectives on the Lincoln Douglas debates?
- Northerners sided with Lincoln
South
- Southerners sided with Douglas
Why did the Southern States secede?
In opposition to the Norths viewpoints and Lincolns election. They also wanted to keep slavery and knew that slavery would be outlawed if they stayed.
What were the perspectives of the Northerners and Southerners on the Compromise of 1850?
Multiple Answers:
Northern:
- Upset because it got rid of the Missouri Compromise
- Could be happy because California was added as a free state.
Southern:
- Happy because more territories are allowed to have slavery.
Northerners
- Against it and many refused to support it or help in any way. Some even hid slaves to help them escape.
Southerners:
- Liked the idea of it, but were upset because a lot of Northerners were not following it.
What were Northern and Southern perspectives on John Browns raid?
Northern:
- Upset about the outcome as well as that John Brown was executed.
- Used this as inspiration to continue to fight to end slavery
Southern:
- Glad about the outcome as they believed this showed to not revolt against slavery.
What were the Northern and Southern perspectives on Lincoln being elected President in 1860?
North
- Excited about his Presidency and what he was going to do to help stop slavery.
South
- Very angered and upset because they viewed this as they would now have no say in the government decisions on slavery.
- Some southerners even tried to assassinate Lincoln after he was elected.
What were the Northern and Southern Perspectives on this Secession?
North
- Upset with the decision and wanted to keep the Union together.
- Believed this was an act of treason and going against the United States
South
- Happy to have been leaving so that they can continue slavery in their new country.
How did both the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise cause the Civil War?
They increase tensions over land disputes about who could own slaves or not. These compromises also caused frequent arguments over new territories and never solved anything long term.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Fugitive Slave Act cause the Civil War?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act caused the Civil War by allowing slavery in a new territory. This further cause tensions between the North and the South over what land should or shouldnt be allowed to have slavery.
The Fugitive Slave Act caused the War because it caused arguments over should slave owners be allowed to go to free territory and take back slaves.It sparked many strong opinions on this and caused many outraged Northerners as well as Southerners.
How did the Dred Scott Decision and John Browns raid cause the Civil War?
The Dred Scott Decision caused the Civil War by causing very upset Northerners that knew they had to do something about this before slavery continues to spread. This caused problems with Northerners trust in the courts and government.
John Browns Raid caused the Civil War by inspiring the Northerners to keep fighting to end slavery. It gave Northerners an idea of how far people are willing to go to get freedom for slaves.
How did the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and Lincolns election cause the Civil War?
The debates helped cause the war because it put Lincoln in the public eye and many people liked him as well as many people disliked him. It sparked more people to think of slavery as a right or wrong instead of just worrying about legal issues.
The election was the final straw for the southerners. After this they leave the Union and soon later the Civil War begins.
It heightened the issue of keeping the nation together. It showed that the South was against the Union and the government. It led to the South firing the first shots at the Union at Fort Sumter.