| Question |
Answer |
| the provisions of the Kansas Nebraska Act |
Repealed the missouri compromise. It allowed Kansas/Nebraska to deciede by popular sovereignty whether they would be a slave or free. |
| the purpose of the Kansas Nebraska Act |
reduce the tension between the north and the south/also to deciede what would happen in the Nebraska territory |
| the results of the Kansas Nebraska Act |
people went into Kansas and voted illegally=bleeding kansas |
| Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Harriet Beecher Stow |
| who hated and loved Uncle Tom's Cabin? |
South-hated/North-loved |
| What was John Brown's signifigence and what did his actions include? |
he killed five people(proslavery)/also captured arsinal at Harpers Ferry and was hung. |
| Description of the Democratic Party platform in 1860 |
Northerners supported popular sovernty/ Southerners=wanted to bring back slavery |
| What is the definition of secession? |
leave the Union |
| What was the Confederate States of America |
southern states that suceeded from the Union |
| who is the president of the confederacy |
Jefferson Davis |
| Norht and South both agreed that regarding African Americans |
whether slave or free=no african americans can vote |
| what was the impact of the Mexican war on issue of slavery |
we gained all territories/S=wanted to open to slavery/ N=did not want to |
| the supreme court added to the tensions regarding slavery by.. |
dred scott=said they were properly not citizens/ruled missouri compromise unconstitutional |
| definition of popular sovereignty |
people decided/voted |
| Republican party was formed because |
a whole bunch of people were against slavery |
| the events that affected the outcome of 1860 election were |
democratic party split |
| why the southern states secede after the election |
because they beileved lincoln and republicans would abolish slavery |
| the south worried the North would abolish slavery |
because northerners passed the wilmont proviso=banned slavery |
| why did lincoln like the republican party |
because it was how he felt about slavery |
| Compromise of 1850-provisions |
california admitted as a free state / sale of slaves-banned in DC/ stricter slave laws passed |
| differences/similarities between the North and the South |
N=more immigrants put money in industry/ S=was mostly agricultural(relied on farming) only a few wealthy planners that controlled things in the south, had little industry. |
| consequences of LIncoln-Douglas debates |
b/c it made him popular |
| how did the South justify secession |
each state joined Union voluntarily so can leave Union if they want |
| definition and results of Wilmot Proviso |
banned slavery in the territory from Mexico |
| purpose of the Free Soil Party |
stopped the expansion of slavery |
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