Sectionalism
The different regions of the U.S. mainly disagreed about what during the 1800s?
slavery
No
Fighting broke out in Kansas between anti-slavery & pro-slavery groups because of what act?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who was the Great Compromiser?
Henry Clay
What political party was formed to oppose slavery?
Republican Party
Who favored tariffs & why?
North - made prices more competitive, made people more likely to buy American goods
West - wanted tariffs to bring in money for more roads & canals (infrastructure)
How did the Fugitive Slave Act affect escaped slaves in the North?
they could be returned to their slave owners in the South
What was the main argument in Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Who was the Great Orator?
Daniel Webster
Define sectionalism.
concern for regional needs & interests
Give 2 examples of free states and 2 examples of slave states.
Free: all northern states: ex: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, California also
Slave: Southern states: Ex: Texas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, etc
Who was the slave who sued for his freedom?
Dred Scott
What did the Missouri Compromise establish?
Missouri would be a slave state, while Maine would be a free state
Maintained the balance of free & slave states
Set up process for adding new states: states south of the Missouri border would allow slavery, while states north of that border would not allow slavery
Who was the spokesperson for the South & what did he argue for?
John C. Calhoun
states' rights
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act.
southern slave holders could capture escaped slaves and bring them back into the south
required government to help in capturing the escaped slaves
What was common in the North but lacking in the South?
railroads
industry
factories
What was the ruling of the Dred Scott case?
Slaves were considered property, so they had no rights. Therefore, they could not sue for their freedom.
Made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Describe the Compromise of 1850.
California became a free state
Rest of Mexican cession territory was divided into Utah & New Mexico territory & each territory would be allowed to decided whether or not to allow slavery
Established the Fugitive Slave Law
What did John Quincy Adams do in Congress?
fought against the Gag Rule against slavery & got it repealedf
What year was the Missouri Compromise passed?
1820
What was the Northern economy focused on? What was the Southern economy focused on?
North - Industry/factories
South - agricultural/plantations
What were enslaved African Americans not allowed to do?
List at least 5 things:
could not testify against a white person, possess any anti-slavery literature
make contracts, gather without a white person
leave the plantation without permission
strike a white person, buy and sell goods, learn to read/write, own firearms
visit the homes of white people or free black people
Put the following events in the correct order:
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise - 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act - 1854
What Compromise was Henry Clay responsible for?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Which party supported slavery?
Democratic Party