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10A Civil War 1
Setting the stage for war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the Dred Scott decision affect the Missouri Compromise? | The Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional because slavery was a states' rights issue. |
| How did white northerners react to Dred Scott? | White northerners were shocked because it was clear that slavery would not end on its own; the abolition movement was strengthened |
| Who was Frederick Douglas? | He was born a slave but escaped and moved north where he spoke out about the brutal reality of slave life. |
| What was the Republican Party position on slavery in the mid 1850s? | The goal was to stop the spread of slavery and most especially to stop its spread into the western territories. |
| What was Abraham Lincoln doing before running for president? | He ran for U.S. Senate, but lost to Stephen Douglas. |
| What was Lincoln's public position on slavery before becoming president? | Lincoln publicly opposed the Dred Scott decision; he believed slavery was wrong but he was NOT an abolitionist. |
| Who was John Brown? | A white abolitionist who led a raid at Harpers' Ferry (a federal arsenal) intending to arm the slaves and lead a revolt |
| How did John Brown's raid turn out? | Brown was captured, tried in court, found guilty of murder and treason and hung. |
| How did white northerners react to John Brown's raid? | John Brown became a hero because he gave up his life fighting slavery. |
| Why were the Lincoln Douglas debates important? | These 1858 debates (while running for senate) were a platform for spreading Lincoln's ideas about slavery which set the stage for Lincoln's successful presidential run in 1860. |
| What was Lincoln's political party? | Republican. |
| How many candidates ran for president in 1860? | Lincoln ran as a Republican; the Democratic party split with Douglas running from the north and Breckinridge running from the south...and there was a third candidate from the Constitutional Union party. |
| Why does the number of candidates matter? | The Democratic party split the votes and Lincoln won without even one vote from the south. |
| 10A Civil War 1 | |
| How did the south react to Lincoln's election? | Secession: Seven southern states left the union immediately. |
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