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Events led to War
American Historical Events that led to the American Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| At what line did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 divide the nation? | 36 30' parallel line |
| Where does some Southerners want the Missouri Compromise of 1820 to expand to? | The Pacific Ocean and other areas |
| Where was Congressman David Wilmot from? | Pennsylvania |
| What did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to prohibit? | The expansion of slavery into territory acquired from the Mexican War |
| In what year did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to prohibit the expansion of slavery? From what land would slavery be prohibited? | 1848 |
| What does John Calhoun do? | He proposes laws that state Congress has no right to prohibit slavery in any part of the U.S. |
| What was the first compromise of The Compromise of 1850? | California is a free state |
| What was the second compromise of The Compromise of 1850? | The slave trade is abolished in Washington D.C. |
| What was the third compromise of The Compromise of 1850? | New Mexico and Utah will decide is they want slavery or not |
| What was the fourth compromise of The Compromise of 1850? | Texas will give up their land for payment of debts |
| What was the fifth compromise of The Compromise of 1850? | The Fugitive Slave Act will take place |
| Was the Compromise of 1850 passed? | Yes |
| The _____________ __________ __________ allows Southerners to recover escaped slaves in the North. | Fugitive Slave Act |
| In what year did the Fugitive Slave Act occur? | 1850 |
| Where do Blacks move to after the Fugitive Slave Act is passed? | Canada |
| What do Abolitionists do to the Fugitive Slave Act? | Abolitionists stop the enforcement of the act and make it difficult to enforce |
| In what year is Uncle Tom's Cabin come out? | 1852 |
| What does Uncle Tom's Cabin tell? | It reveals the ugliness of slavery, however, most of the information was false |
| What did Uncle Tom's Cabin cause? | People in the North are |
| Who is Stephen Douglas? | A congressman who based his politics on expansion and popular sovereignty. He opposes expansion of slavery but he does not admit that it is evil |
| What does Stephen Douglas desire? | A railroad through Nebraska Territory |
| When did the Kansas Nebraska Act occur? | 1854 |
| What did the Kansas Nebraska Act repeal? | The Missouri Compromise of 1820 ban on keeping the slavery below the 36 30' line |
| What will popular sovereignty decide in the Kansas Nebraska Act? | If Kansas and Nebraska should be slave states or free states |
| What is the first thing that the "Know-Nothings" support? | Anti-Immigrant (believe immigrants are stealing their jobs) |
| What is the second thing that the "Know-Nothings" support? | Anti-catholic |
| What is the third thing that the "Know-Nothings" support? | Dislike Blacks |
| What is the fourth thing that the "Know-Nothings" support? | Support slavery |
| Where are members of the Republican Party from? | They are all from the North |
| What does the Republican Party support? | They want to keep slavery from expanding into the near west |
| What does the Republican Party fear? | They fear slavery will replace free white labor because slaves are not paid |
| When does Bleeding Kansas occur? | 1855 |
| What is the first part of Bleeding Kansas? | Voters will decide if Kansas will be a free or slave state |
| What is the second part of Bleeding Kansas? | Abolitionists and pro slavery supporters rush to occupy Kansas |
| What is the third part of Bleeding Kansas? | Pro slavery supporters elect a pro slavery legislature in Lecompton |
| What is the fourth part of Bleeding Kansas? | Abolitionists elect their own anti-slavery legislature in Topeka |
| What is came out of Bleeding Kansas? (What occurred from it?) | Angered abolitionists John Brown and his sons will hack 5 pro slavery men in front of their families at Pottawatomie Creek Kansas |
| What led to the Brook Sumner Incident? | Senator Charles Sumner demands that Kansas be a free state and personally insulted Stephen Douglas and South Carolinian Senator on the floor of the capital |
| What then happened in the Brook Sumner Incident? | Congressman Preston Brooks beats Sumner with his cane for the insult at his uncle |
| What happened after the Brook Sumner Incident? | After beating Charles Sumner, Preston Brooks receives hundreds of canes so he may bash northerners again. Preston Brooks is considered a Southern national hero. Northerners are shocked and have evidence of Southern brutality. |
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