Slavery and Racism
Why did the southern states want to preserve slavery?
To keep the workforce needed on the farms
Did the Wilmot Proviso pass congress?
No
This act allowed for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on if they wanted slavery.
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1853
Which was NOT a candidate of the Election of 1860?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. John Breckinridge
C. Stephan Douglas
D. Andrew Jackson
D. Andrew Jackson
Who was Dred Scott?
Former slave who sued for his freedom
What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?
What did the Wilmot Proviso propose about the new territory acquired by Mexico?
Not allow slavery
This was the violent reaction to the Kansas Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
Who won the election of 1860?
Lincoln
What was the reason Dred Scott claimed he should be free?
He had lived in a free state in which slavery was illegal so therefore he should have been freed
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act?
a law that required the return of escaped slaves to their enslavers even within Free States
What was the key focus of the Compromise of 1850?
Whether to allow slavery in the newly acquired territories from Mexico
Who led a violent conflict that resulted in the murder of five pro slavery men in Kansas?
John Brown
Why did some southern states decide to not put Lincoln on their ballots?
What precedent about African Americans did the Dred Scott decision establish?
That African Americans were not citizens and did not have the any constitutional protections
What about Uncle Tom Cabin did the southern states become enraged over?
It portrayed slavery as it really was
Describe "Popular Sovereignty"
The ability for states to decide/vote for themsleves
Explain why the Kansas Nebraska Act enraged the North States?
These territories were north of the line established by the Missouri Compromise ultimately repealing the law
Explain what was unique about the results of the election of 1860?
Lincoln won the election with less than 40% of the popular vote and only winning two counties in the entire South or a single vote from anyone in Maine
What were the three key focus points of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Preservation of the Union, Slavery and States Rights
Explain how the Fugitive Slave Law further divided the North and South?
Abolitionist saw this as a violation of their rights and morals. Southerns saw the opposition as threatening their way of life
Explain the outcome on the issue of slavery for each of these areas according to the Compromise of 1850
California:
New Mexico:
Utah:
Washington D.C:
California: Free States
New Mexico: Given Popular Sovereignty
Utah: Given Popular Sovereignty
Washington D.C: Abolished the Slave Trade
Explain what happened at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
A attack led by John Brown on the weapons arsenal in an attempt to arm and start a slave revolt
Explain how the results of the election of 1860 was a key contributing factor to the succession of the southern states?
The southern states saw Lincoln's election as a threat to slavery and their way of life. They saw it as their votes being disregarded since he didn't win any states in the south.
What was the ultimate effect of the Lincoln Douglas Debates?
It propelled Lincoln's popularity which will help win him the election of 1860