Dred Scott vs Sanford
What year was this case fought?
March 6, 1857
Who wrote this book and what was it's impact?
Harriet Beecher Stowe and it's impact was that it significantly fueled the abolitionist movement in the North which made the north and south more divided
What was it?
the changing of a national policy dealing with the expansion of slavery, enforcing the idea of popular sovereignty instead of congressional decisions
What did it do?
Tried to admit Kansas as a free state.
When was it first created?
1793
This Chief Justice delivered the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case.
Roger B. Taney?
What was the book about?
abolition and achieved popularity in the North by white readers
Who sponsored this act?
Stephen A. Douglass
What were the events that started this?
A proslavery mob began this act as they swarmed the town of Lawrence, burning the hotel and newspaper office to wipe out the press and word of abolitionism
When was it truly enforced?
1850
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Court ruled that Congress did not have the authority to regulate slavery in federal territories, striking down this piece of legislation
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who did tom save?
Eva
What president signed this act?
Franklin Pierce
It was fought between those who were proslavery and those who were anti-slavery
Where did people go for refuge during this time?
Canada
This man, an enslaved African American, was the plaintiff in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
Dred Scott
What did this book do for the north and south?
It created tensions
What did this act do?
Divided free-soil from anti slavery
Why is it called Bleeding Kansas
violent clashes over slavery in kansas
What are the punishments?
6 months of prison
What was the final ruling?
It stripped Scott from any freedom as he could not claim to be free based on his residency in Illinois and Wisconsin, it was held by Chief Justice Taney
What happened to Eva?
She died
What was created as result of this?
Republican Party
What town did they first swarm?
Lawrence
What did it do for the US?
made abolitionists more resolved to put an end to slavery