causes of the civil war Flashcards
how many states prohibited slavery?
11
how many states allowed slavery?
11
what was the fugitive slave act?
it required all citizens to assit in returning runaway slaves
what was Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
it was an anti slavery novel
how did Kansas become “Bleeding Kansas”
because of the eruption of violence
who was David Rice Aitchison?
he was a U.S. senator from Missouri
what did David R.A. do?
he encouraged illegal voting
who were the bushwhackers?
they were pro slavery people
who were the jayhawkers?
they were the abolitionist
who were the border-ruffians ?
they were proslavery peoples from Missouri illegally
voting in kansas
who was John Brown? and what did he do?
John Brown was an abolitionist that gathered his sons and attacked proslavery men and killed five of them, he was then hanged for treason
who was Dred Scott?
Dred Scott was a former slave who was sueing fro his freedom until he was told he could no longer sue because he was considered property
where was slavery banned?
in Washington D.C. and the rest of the north
what is an abolitionist?
a person against slavery
what happened in the Marais des Cygnes Massacre
11kidnapped:
5killed
5wounded
1escape
