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PreludeCivilWar

Lesson 1 of All-American History, Vol. 2

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Constitution Written in 1787, ratified in 1790, did not abolish slavery
Compromise of 1820 Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state if Maine came in as a free state. Banned slavery from the Louisiana Purchase. Negotiated by Henry Clay
Underground Railroad A loosely organized system of escape for slaves in the 1830s
Zachary Taylor President from 1849-1850, attempted to respect slave ownership rights and go against supporting slavery. Died of fever in 1850
Millard Fillmore President from 1850-1853, vice president to Zachary Taylor, supported the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act
Franklin Pierce President from 1857-1857, believed in rights to own slaves, angered the northerners with his support, lost his office with the failure of the "Bleeding Kansas"
James Buchanan President from 1857-1861, the only bachelor president in American history, attempted to acquire Cuba and Alaska but was stopped by Congress
Compromise of 1850 Allowed California to enter the Union as a free state, allowed Utah and New Mexico to choose whether to enter as free states or slave states, stopped slave trade in the District of Columbia
Fugitive Slave Act A part of the 1850 Compromise, required federal marshals and other officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave, forced citizens to assist in the recovery of alleged fugitive slaves
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 Made slavery legally possible in Kansas and Nebraska, both in which it had already been prohibited by the 1820 Compromise. Caused supporters and opponents of slavery to come to Kansas to attack each other
Republican Party Formed because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, strictly a sectional party, stood for limited states' rights, and an immediate end of slavery
Scott v. Sandford Legal battle over a slave's residential status that ended in the declaration of the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional
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