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Grade 3 SS Ch 9
pages 212-219
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| After the Mexican-American War the US had a new problem. Congress could not agree on whether or not to allow ____________in the new land. | SLAVERY |
| President _________________ did not want slavery to spread. | Zachary Taylor |
| John C. ______________ said that Congress could not block salves from the new lands. | John C. Calhoun |
| What did the Compromise of 1950 decide about the spread of slavery? See the map on page 214 | Some states became FREE STATES, some states became SLAVE STATES and the new territories could vote to be free or slave once they became states. |
| Slavery ____________ the country. Many hopes the Compromise of 1850 would help America set aside the problem of slavery; but people continued to disagree. | DIVIDED |
| Stephen Douglas was able to get the Compromise of 1850 ______________. | PASSED |
| Millard Fillmore was _____________ when the Compromise of 1850 was passed. He did not like slavery. | PRESIDENT |
| The Compromise of 1850 said that free states had to return ____________ slaves to slave owners. | RUNAWAY-This caused a lot of trouble between the states. |
| How did Henry "Box" Brown escape slavery? | He asked some friends to mail him in a box to the Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia. When the box was opened in Philadelphia, he came out a free man. |
| The ______________ Railroad was a group of people who helped runaway slaves. | UNDERGROUND-It was not a real railroad. The group provided safe places for salves to hide on their way to freedom. |
| People who knew about the safe places and the best ways of escape were known as ______________. | CONDUCTORS |
| Harriett _______________ was one of the best conductors. | TUBMAN-She rescued many slaves and she was called Moses because she freed many slaves and led them to freedom. Her work was very dangerous. |
| Not every slave who escaped stayed free. Anthony _____________ escaped but his master found him. A judge ruled he must return to slavery. | BURNS-Eventually some free black Americans raised enough money to buy Burns's freedom. |
| What were the two views of slavery? | 1.Some people thought slavery was wrong. 2. Other People wanted slavery and believed slaves were their property and should be able to get their slave back. |
| The problems of runaway ____________ divided the country. This raised an important question: Should people be allowed to own other people as property? | SLAVES |
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Bonnie Daniel
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