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Chapter 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why were south senators concerned about there being more free states then slave? | South was scared that since the north has more senators, they would have an unfair angle |
| when Missouri applied for state hood, what question was raised that delt w/ the louisiana purchase? | Should slavery be allowed in the louisiana territory? |
| The 3 parts of the Missouri compromise | Maine is free Missouri is slave Missouri comp. line at 36-30 degrees parallel |
| What was the significance of the 36 30 parallel? | North of it was free and south of it was slave (made slave and free equal) |
| Did the compromise solve the issue of slavery for the time being? | yes 28 years |
| What happened that reopened the question of slavery in the territories? | Polk asked for money from the mexican war and led to question, should slavery be allowed in land gained from mexico |
| How did the second great awakening affect slavery? | Encouraged people to do good things and abolistionist movement started |
| According to Wilmont Proviso of 1846, where should slavery be banned | Any land gained from mexico |
| 4 parts of Compromise of 1850 | California is free New Mexico and Utah slave ended sl;ave trade in dc fugitive slave law |
| Which part of the compromise caused the most controversy? | Fugitive slave law-north wanted it banned south thought it did not do enough |
| What 2 people wprked together to create compromises that balanced the issue of slavery b/t north and south? | Webster and Clay |
| what happened to kansas b/c of the Kansas-Nebraska act | Anti slavery and pro slavery settlers races to Kansas and fought over whether it would be free or slave |
| How did k&n act cancel out the the missouri compromise | It was unconstitutional |
| Why did the Supreme Court say that the Missouri Comp was unconstitutional in dred scott case? | in 5th amendment it says states cannot take away property and slaves were property |
| What did the Supreme Court decide regarding the dred Scott case | concluded that slaves can never be citizens whether in free of slave state |
| what did John brown hope to accomplish with his raid at harpers ferry | Wanted slaves to revolt by giving them stolen weapons |
| Abolitionists thought John brown was a.. | hero |
| how did the lincoln-douglass debates of 1858 help Abe linc. poltical future | helped make him a national figure |
| What did the election of 1860 show about unity of the nation | showed how divided country was |
| What event turned secession crisis into a civil war | Southerners opened fire on fort sumter |
| flog | to whip |
| union | usa |
| confederacy | the south states that succeeded from the union |
| fugitive | run away slave |
| succession | active withdraw from union |
| compromise that drew the line at the 36/30 parallel | missouri compromise |
| what law or compromise opened new mexico and utah territories to slavery by popular sovereignty | kansas/nebraska act |
| what law or comprommise upset northerners because it violated the missouri compromise | compromise of 1850 |
| what event was considered the last straw berfore the south succeeded from the union | election of 1860 |
| tried to start a slave revolt but was captured and executed | john brown |
| who sued from his freedom because he lived in a free territory for 4 years | Dred Scott |
| why did the supreme court rule that dred scott could not sue in fed court | he was not a citizen and he was property (slave) |
| what theory claims that states do not have to follow fed laws that they believe go against the consitution | states' rights theory |
| When did the civil war begin | April 12, 1861 |
| What state was the first state to seceed from the union | South Carolina |
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