Missouri Compromise
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and ________ as a free state
What is Maine>
This state entered the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850.
California
This 1854 act repealed the Missouri Compromise line.
→ What is the Kansas–Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas refers to violent conflict over this issue.
→ What is slavery?
The movement to end slavery.
→ What is abolitionism?
This line _________ determined where slavery would be allowed in the Louisiana Territory.
What is the (36°30′) parallel line
This law was strengthened as part of the Compromise of 1850. (The South fought for this)
Fugitive Slave Act
This Illinois senator pushed for the Kansas–Nebraska Act.
→ Who is Stephen Douglas?
Both pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed into Kansas to influence this.
→ What is the vote on slavery?
A person who escapes from the law or captivity.
→ What is a fugitive?
The main goal of the Missouri Compromise was to maintain this in Congress.
What is balance between free and slave states?
This idea allowed territories to vote on slavery.
Popular Sovereignty
Stephen Douglas wanted the Act passed partly to support this major transportation project.
→ What is the transcontinental railroad?
Historians estimate that approximately this many people were killed during Bleeding Kansas.
What is about 100 to 200 deaths?
A settlement of differences where each side gives up something.
→ What is a compromise?
What year was the Missouri Compromise
→1820
This “Great Compromiser” helped craft the Compromise of 1850.
Henry Clay
This policy allowed settlers to vote on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.
→ What is popular sovereignty?
Because of his support for popular sovereignty and the Kansas–Nebraska Act, this Illinois senator (Stephen Douglas) lost popularity and later lost his Senate seat to what rising political figure.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The act of freeing someone from legal, social, or political restrictions.
→ What is emancipation?
The Missouri Compromise temporarily delayed this major national conflict.
The Civil War
The Compromise of 1850 attempted to reduce this growing tension between North and South.
→ What is sectionalism?
The Kansas–Nebraska Act directly led to this violent conflict.
→ What is Bleeding Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas was an early sign that the nation was heading toward this war.
What is the Civil War
This woman wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, increasing anti-slavery sentiment in the North.
→ Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?