RV: Antebellum- Pre Civil War Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What was the goal of the Missouri compromise, compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska act?
A
To settle conflict concerning the spread of slavery into west territory. Free or slave states?
2
Q
What is popular sovereignty?
A
Settlers had the right to choose whether slavery would be legal in their territory or not
3
Q
What did Dred Scott v. Sanford decide?
A
Congress can’t ban slavery in territories
4
Q
What was bleeding Kansas?
A
Used to describe clashes between people who like slavery and those against in Kansas
5
Q
Uncle toms cabin?
A
Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described slavery. Contributed to civil war
6
Q
Underground Railroad?
A
A secret network that aided slaves in escaping slave owners and reaching free states
