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Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act
Antislavery Literature
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
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Who was Henry Clay?
The senator from Kentucky who helped stop the Missouri Crisis of 1819-1820 and also proposed the Compromise of 1850.
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What happened to the people that helped the runaway slaves?
They had to spend 6 months in jail, and had a fine of $1,000.
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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It would divide the rest of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories.
What would the Kansas Nebraska Act divide?
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Who was Dred Scott?
A slave of an army surgeon from St. Louis Missouri.
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What was the Compromise of 1850?
A law that made California enter the Union as a free state, had the Mexican Cession divided into two territories, fixed a dispute between Texas and New Mexico, ended the slave trade, and called for a new, efficient, fugitive slave law.
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What was the fugitive slave act?
An act that made it a federal crime to help runaway slaves.
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To show Northerner's what slavery was really like.
Why did she want to write a book about slavery?
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Stephen Douglas
Who introduced the Kansas Nebraska Act?
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What did Dred Scott argue when he sued his owner?
He was a free man because he lived in free territory.
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Which Senator was in favor of Clay's plan?
Daniel Webster, Senator of Massachusetts.
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Who was upset about the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Northerners.
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In 1852.
When was Uncle Tom's Cabin published?
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Kansas and Nebraska.
Which two territories would the Kansas Nebraska Act divide?
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Who was the chief Justice on the Supreme Court?
Roger B. Taney.
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Utah and New Mexico.
In which two territories was the Mexican Cession divided into?
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Who led protests against the new law?
Abolitionists.
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In ten years, more than 2 million copies were sold.
About how many copies of Uncle Tom's Cabin were sold in the US?
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Popular Sovereignty.
In each territory, what would decide the question of slavery?
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What amendment did Taney use to support the Dred Scott Decision?
He used the 5th amendment, "...Deprived of life, liberty, or property..." The slaves counted as property, therefore the slave owners could take their slave wherever they pleased.
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How many main parts did Clay's proposal have?
Five main parts.
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Who was Martin R. Delany?
An African American doctor and abolitionists.
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They were outraged and burned copies of the book.
What was the South's reaction?
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May 30, 1854.
When did the President sign the act into law?
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What did Roger B. Taney say when he wrote the Dred Scott Decision?
Taney said "...Had no rights which a white man was bound to respect". He then said an African American were not citizens and didn't have the right to file a suit in federal court.