Chapter 16 Flashcards
Final
Divided a territory into two parts
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico
Wilmot Proviso
Declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between states
Compromise of 1850
Pro-slavery Person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces
Border Ruffian
Runaway person
Fugitive
One who sacrifices his or her own life for beliefs
Martyr
What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union
Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as free
What political party was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in western territories
Free Soil
What statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise
It helped ensure the balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years
What is not among the terms of the Compromise of 1850
Slavery is banned in New Mexico and Utah
What is an example of popular sovereignty
In 1849, California voters approve a state constitution that bans slavery
What led to the violence in Kansas in 1855
The rivalry between pro-slavery and antislavery settlers
What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on public opinion
Northerners, in general, became more opposed to slavery
What led to the formation of the Republican party in the 1850s
dissatisfaction with the weak stand on slavery taken by the Whigs and democrats
How did the ruling on the Dred Scott case affect the slavery debate
It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit
What can be said of Abraham Lincoln
His debates with Stephen Douglas won him fame as an opponent of slavery
What effect did Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 have on national unity
Several southern states seceded in protest
What summarizes the outcome of the presidential election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won despite the fact that he did not carry even on southern state
How did the civil war begin
The confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina
What was the goal of the Free-Soil Party
to ban slavery in the western territories
To what area did the Missouri compromise apply
lands in the Louisiana Purchase
What correctly describes the issue that led to the compromise of 1850
admitting California to the union in 1850 gave free states an advantage over slave states
what statement best expresses the reaction of many northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
We don’t respect this law and we won’t obey it
why did conflict arise in 1848 in western territories over the issue of slavery
the legality of slavery had to be decided in lands added from the Mexican cession
