Ch.10 Flashcards
List 4 areas that the North led the South before the Civil war
Industrialized
transportation
communications
populations
wilmot proviso
Pennyslviania democrat David Wilmot
Slavery would not exist in any territory that the US would receive from a war with Mexico, Nor utah and New mexico
Why did Northernener favor the Wilmot Proviso
The south didn’t help them so they won’t help the south
List the 5 parts of the compromise of 1850
- California admitted as a free state
- Popular soverignty- Utah and New mexico territories
- New Fugitive slave law
- Burned the sale of slaves in the DC- but didn’t ban it all together
- Texas, New mexico boundary dispute settled for 10 mill
what man put the compromise together
Henry Clay
Which man favored the Compromise of 1850 other than Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Which man opposed it
John C Calhoun
How did Stephen A get the compromise passed
He out each one of the compromises for a single vote not all together. Taylor died and Fillmore took over
Fugitive slave act
- Those accused were given a hearing before federal commissioner
- A slave owner only need to issue a statement that a person was a runaway slave
- Anyone convicted of helping a runaway slave was subject to 1,000 dollars fine and imporsonment for 6 months
Ungerground railroad
a secret network of people to avoid runaway slaves
- conductors
- stations
- sing and singlas- candle in window
- ” Friend of a friend”
Who was the most famous conductor
Harriet tubman
Who was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet beecher stowe
How did this novel polarize the nation over the question of slavery
She tells it how it really is in the south. North finally understood how it was in the South. South though thought she was taking a shot at them
The right of residents of a territory to vote on slavery for themselves
Popular Sovereignty
Kansas Nebraska act
Douglas proposed the bill in congress
Divided the area into 2 territories of kansas and nebraska
