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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The situation of 1848 | The north controlled the house. South needed equal numbers in the senate to protect slavery. 1848-28 states. 15 slave states vs 13 non slave states |
| The Wilmot proviso | All the territory the US gets from war with Mexico should be free from slavery. Made slavery a national issue again. |
| Compromise of 1850 | Cali=free state. The rest of the territory’s =popular sovereignty. DC establishes slave trade. Fugitive slave act. Postponed the civil war |
| The Kansas vs Nebraska act | The states decide if it will be free of slavery. They over turned the Missouri compromise. It’s the bleeding of Kansas vs anti slavery |
| Popular sovereignty | The people vote for free state vs slave state |
| The caning of Charles sumner | 1856. Massachusetts senator criticized SOUTH CAROLINA senator andrew butler. SC congressman Preston Brooks beat up sumner unconscious with a cane. Abolitionist vs fire eater |
| Charles Sumner | Massachusetts senator |
| Andrew Butler | South Carolina senator |
| Preston Brooks | South Carolina congressman. He beat Sumner with a cane |
| Dred Scott | Slave from Missouri owed by an army Sargent. 1846 Scott tries to sue his owner |
| Uncle Toms Cabin | By : Harriet Beecher Stowe. 1852. Condemned slavery and fugitive slave act. Anti- slavery sentiment explodes |
| Dread Scott v. Sanford | 5/9 justices were Southerners two northerners were democrats decision. Scott was not made free by residing in a free territory |
| Election of 1860 | Lincoln becomes symbol of free labor 2 Elections take place north: Lincoln v. Douglas South: Breckenridge v. Bell |
| 1860 results | Bell 12% Breckenridge 18% Douglas 30% Lincoln 39% |