vocab
what is a fugitive
a person running away from legal authority
election of 1860
abraham lincoln
dred scott
enslaved african american owned by john emerson, and army surgeon
name used in 1856 newspaper stories about events in Lawrence, Kansas
"bleeding Kansas
lincoln believed that slavery was moral
false
what is civil war
conflict between citizens of the same country
election of 1848
zachary taylor
roger taney
chief justice of the united states surpreme court, a former slave owner
the wilmot proviso called for
banning slavery in any lands the united states acquired from mexico
an arsenal is a storage site for weapons
true
what is border ruffian
armed pro-slavery supporter who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas
election of 1852
franklin pierce
abraham lincoln
16th president of the U.S. anti-slavery republican
what approach did senator stephen douglas propose as an alternative to the missouri compromise
popular sovereignty
pro-slavery groups considered john brown a martyr
false
what is an arsenal
a place to store weapons and military equipment
election of 1856
james buchanan
john brown
abolitionist leader; raised arsenal at harpers ferry, virginia; believed violence was needed to end slavery, martyr (dies for important/great cause)
in which state did rival pro-slavery and anti-slavery governments exists at the same time
kansas
jefferson davis and stephen douglas
jefferson davis- president of the confederate states
stephen douglas- "little giant" democrat who believed in popular sovereignty in the relation to the slave issue; ran for president in 1860