Who
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln.
What did the southerns want?
They wanted a strong national fugitive or runaway, slave law.
When did the Kansas Nebraska Act pass?
1854
Why was Dred Scott's case important?
It was the Supreme Courts chance to question slavery itself.
How did Republicans get involved in the election 1860?
They Nominated Abraham Lincoln to leave slavery alone.
Who proposed popular sovereignty?
Senator A. Douglas.
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of what?
The Compromise of 1850.
When did the union soldiers in Fort Sumter surrender?
April 14, 1861.
Why did secession help start the civil war?
It split the country in two parts.
How Many People were killed in the Bleeding Kansas?
5 Slavery Supporters.
Who were the candidates in the election of 1856 and who won the election?
John C. Frémont and James Buchanan. were the candidates.
James Buchanan won the election.
What did South Carolina do on December 20 1860?
They voted to secede from the union.
When was this quote said?
"In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. . . .
. . . We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection."
1861
Why did the Fugitive Slave Act help slave owners?
It made people who helped slaves escape fined or jailed.
How did Popular Sovereignty relate to the Kansas Nebraska Act?
It helped it decide if they should pass the act.
Who Said this quote?
"Now if...I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice and MINGLE MY BLOOD... with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments I submit; so LET IT BE DONE"
John Brown
What did the Compromise of 1850 Do?
California is a free state and any new territory's would have no limit on slavery. Slave trade but not slavery itself would be illegal in Washington D.C.
When did Crittenden share his ideas?
1860-1861
Why did republicans refuse Crittenden's ideas?
Crittenden was a democrat who wanted to add slave protection amendments to constitution.
How did secession show the United States falling apart?
People formed their own government because they didn't like how their old government worked.
Who said this quote and who was it to?
"But in the right to eat the bread . . . which his own hand earns, [an African American] is my equal and the equal of __________, and the equal of every living man."
Abraham Lincoln Said this quote and it was to Senator A. Douglas.
What did Lincoln vow to hold in the south and name examples.
He vowed to hold federal property in the South
forts and military installations
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When Did John Brow Raid Harpers Ferry?
October 16, 1859
Why was the south affected by Lincoln becoming president?
It gave fear to the Confederacy because Lincoln was a republican against slavery.
How did the public react to the secession of southern states?
People who supported it wore ribbons that said liberty or death.