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antebellum america2
part 2 of the antebellum america study session
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who was "dred scott"? | a slave who sued for his freedom. |
| who was "Roger Taney"? | chief justice of the supreme court. |
| describe the story of the case. | scotts master had tooken him in to a free state (illinois and Minnesota) befor returning to missouri. scott sued for his freedom arguing that since that since he had lived in a free state he should be free. |
| what was the outcome of the case? | he lost his case to become free. |
| what were the three reasons judge taney ruled this case away? | 1. only citizens could sue. 2. he was now in missouri, a slave state. 3. congress could not ban slavery in territories. |
| What was the location of the lincoln- douglas debate? | seven cities in illinois. |
| who were the people involved in the lincoln- douglas debate? | 1. Abraham lincoln (republican) 2. stephen douglas (democrat) |
| what were Lincoln's political thoughts on slavery? | lincoln campaigned against douglas who's party was willing to make deals with the south. |
| what was the outcome of the lincoln- douglas debate? | stephen douglas wins the election but lincoln becomes nationally known. |
| why did john brown attack harper's ferry? | brown hoped to use the arsenals as a command post for a slave rebellion. |
| define arsenal. | where the military stores there weapons |
| define treason. | going against you your country/ government. (violent) |
| who was Robert E. Lee and what role did he play at harper's ferry? | he captured john brown at harper's ferry, he also was a carnal for the army. |
| what four people ran for president in 1860, what were each of there political parties. | 1. stephen douglas- northern democrat 2. abraham lincoln- republican 3. john breckenridge- southern democrat 4. john bell- constitutional union party |
| why was abraham lincoln able to win the election of 1860? | he was the only republican which split the democrats into 2. |
| other facts about the election of 1860. | 1. bell and douglas wanted popular sovereignty 2. breckenridge wanted to expand slavory 3. 18 free wtates and 15 slave states 4. lincoln wanted to stop the expantion of slavory |
| define secede. | formally withdraw from a union. |
| which was the first state to secede? | south carolina |
| what were the other states that seceded? | north carolina, virginia, Tennessee, georgia, florida, alabama, mississippi, Louisiana, arkansas |
| why did southern states feel they needed to secede? | they feared that the government would abolish slavery. |
| what was different about the session of north carolina, virginia, Tennessee and arkansas? | they withdrew after the first conflict between the north and the south. |
| what was differest about missouri, kentucky, maryland, and delaware when the southern states seceded? | they were slave states but stayed with the north. |
| what year was the dred scott decesion? | 1857 |
| what was the year of the lincoln- douglas debate? | 1858 |
| what was the year of john browns attack on harpers ferry? | 1859 |
| what were the years of when the south seceded? | 1860- 1861 |
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