what was the point in time were the civil war was bound to happen? why?
compromise of 1850
- slavery determined by states
- district of columbia ---> slave free
- texas boundaries
- stricture fugitive slave laws
how did Lincoln win the election?
Democrats were split
being anti slavery
what did the us gain from the mexican american war?
more land, people, room to spread, and peace with mexico
what was the mexican american war treaty called
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
describe the dred scott case.
scott --> slave in missouri (not free), moved to free state (Illinois), moved back and argued that he was free
verdict --> still slave, missouri compromise= unconstitutional, can't be citizen,
where did lincoln lose the senate
what event was in california
gold rush 1849
who is lincoln's rival?
breknridge
what is bleeding kansas?
55 people died bc they couldn't decide which states would be free or not