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civil war
Question | Answer |
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The missouri compromise | 1.Maine enters the union as a free state 2.Missouria would become a slave state 3. continuing the statuesque by freeing slaves and keeping states equal. |
compromise of 1850 | California became part of the union as a free state fugitive slave law The territories of new mexico and utah get to choose free or slave (popular sovereignty) |
Uncle toms cabin | Was a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, wrote in cincinnati ohio. The story is about slaves living on a plantation. She talks about the hardships of the slaves. The purpose was to help involt emotions to get people to do something about slavery |
the kansas nebraska act | Kansas and nebraska when the registered for statehood was given property sovereignty. Pro and antislavery groups pour into kansas to swing the vote. both groups broke out into a war. |
the dred scott decision | It was a court case in which a african american male by the name of Dred Scott that was a slave in Missouri hoped to repeal the law stating that no african american could ever be a citizen of the united states. |
John Brown and Harpers ferry | John brown is a white abolitionist that planned to start an armed revolt with the slaves and hope to capture the federal armory. He managed to capture the armory but no slave has managed to escape their masters and general lee captured him |
Lincoln,douglas debates | They are both running for an Illinois senate seat. The debate focused on the issue who had the power to decided if a state was free or slave. douglas-popular sovereignty (the citizens could decide) Lincoln- the federal government. |