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SS FLASHCARDS

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Popular Sovereignty

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(mid-1800s) idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery.

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Compromise of 1850

Know all FIVE parts

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  1. California would enter the Union as a free state.
  2. Divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into New Mexico and Utah (popular sovereignty)
  3. Ended the slave trade in Washington D.C. (congress would have no power over the slave trade between slave states)
  4. Strict fugitive slave law.
  5. Settled border disputes between Texas and New Mexico. (agreed where the border would be)
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Kansas Nebraska Act

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Proposed by Senator Stephen Douglas Divided the Louisiana Purchase territory into two parts where they had popular sovereignty. Missouri Compromise was null and void. **

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Bleeding Kansas

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The nickname of Kansas because of the guerilla warfare that took place throughout 1856. The violence broke out because of the rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers.

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Proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas. Proslavery who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle anti-slavery forces.

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Border Ruffian

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Republican Party

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When was it formed?
1854 **

For what reason was it formed?

To stop the spread of slavery in the western territories. They joined together because they were too weak to stand on their own.

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Missouri Compromise

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Who proposed it?
Henry Clay

Terms of Compromise:
To keep the number of slave states, and free states equal. Missouri would enter as a slave state and Maine would enter as a free state. Drew imaginary line through Louisiana purchase territory. North of the line was free, and South of the line was slave.

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Dred Scott supreme court case

What are the parts?

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  1. Dred Scott was enslaved in Missouri for many years.
  2. He moved with his owner to Illinois and then to Wisconsin where slavery was banned.
  3. They eventually moved back to Missouri where Scott’s owner died.
  4. Scott filed a lawsuit and argued that because he had lived in free territory, he had become a free man.
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Supreme Court stated that Scot could not file a suit because slaves were not citizens (slaves were considered property)

The Court did not have the power to outlaw slavery in any territory – The Missouri Compromise, according to the Court, was unconstitutional.
(This meant slavery was legal in all territories)

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2 major reasons for Dred Scott case

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Author of uncle toms cabin

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Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Impact on North – Made them against slavery. Happy. Showed that slavery was a moral evil, very bad.
Impact on South – Furious. Made them think they looked like monsters.

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uncle toms cabin

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John Brown

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A violent abolitionist (against slavery) who murdered 5 men in Kansas.

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Harriet Tubman

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Slave who escaped through the Underground Railroad. Leader.

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(South Carolina) Refused to compromise. Spoke for the South concerning slavery (for slavery)

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John Calhoun

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Jefferson Davis

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confederate president

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Abolitionist senator (against slavery) who was beaten for his views.

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Charles Sumner

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Stephen Douglas

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proposed Kansas Nebraska Act

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  • Abraham Lincoln – Republican party
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who ran election of 1860

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(mid-1800s) idea that each territory could decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery.

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Popular Soviengty

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Who ran in election of 1856

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Republican (John C. Fremont) Frontiersman who helped with California’s independence, had little political experience and opposed slavery

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Election of 1860

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  • Abraham Lincoln – Republican party
  • Stephen Douglas – Northern Democrats
  • John Breckinridge – Southern Democrats
  • John Bell – The Constitutional Union party (moderate—still looking for compromise between the North and South)
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Who won election of 1860

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Abe Lincon

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How did the election of 1860 have effect on nation

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  • The South decides to secede from the Union. South Carolina is the first to leave.
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  • The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter on April 11, 1861.
  • The Union commander, Major Robert Anderson was forced to surrender on April 13, 1861.
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who attacked Fort Sumter

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  • This sparked the beginning of the Civil War!!!
  • Location
  • Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
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Fort Sumter

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conductor

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Someone who led the slaves to freedom.

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Passenger

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A runaway slave

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Places where slaves could hide until reaching the North.

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stations

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A house divided, The southern know if they pick Abe Lincon, he will eventually end slavery knowing he was opposed to it, “It will all become one thing or all the other”

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House divided speech

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house divded speech

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A house divided, The southern know if they pick Abe Lincon, he will eventually end slavery knowing he was opposed to it, “It will all become one thing or all the other”

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South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

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Seven confederate states of America

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Confederate States

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South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

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First to secede?

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South Carolina

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  • New president of the Confederacy
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Jefferson Davis of Mississippi

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Proposed by Senator Stephen Douglas Divided the Louisiana Purchase territory into two parts where they had popular sovereignty. Missouri Compromise was null and void. **

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kansas nebraska

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Election of 1856

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Democrat (James Buchanan) “Northern man with Southern principles”, hoped to attract people from the Nort and South.
“Know-Nothing-Party (Millard Fillmore) Wanted to preserve the union (keep our country together)
The Republicans did win 1/3 of the popular vote. This showed that they had a lot of influence.
Southerners began to worry that their influence was fading.
James Buchanan won.

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1860 election

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  • Abraham Lincoln – Republican party
  • Stephen Douglas – Northern Democrats
  • John Breckinridge – Southern Democrats
  • John Bell – The Constitutional Union party (moderate—still looking for compromise between the North and South)
  • Who won?
  • Abraham Lincoln wins the election!!
  • Effect on nation
  • The South decides to secede from the Union. South Carolina is the first to leave.
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  • Who attacked it?
  • The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter on April 11, 1861.
  • The Union commander, Major Robert Anderson was forced to surrender on April 13, 1861.
  • This sparked the beginning of the Civil War!!!
  • Location
  • Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
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Form sumter

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Fugative slave law of 1850

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  • Required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.
  • If anyone lets a fugitive escape….$1,000 fine and jail time.
  • Special courts were created to handle cases – NO suspects were allowed a jury trial.
  • Northerners were forced to return all fugitive slaves.
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Seven states: South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

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Cknfederate states anercia

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  • The Confederate troops began to seize federal property in the South. (forts, post offices, government buildings)
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confederate states of america

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Abe Lincon

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  • Personal life – Humble background, honest kind
  • Position on slavery – Want to stop the spread of slavery in Western territories.
  • Thoughts of secession – Thought it was unconstitutional and illegal.
  • # 1 priority as President – Preserving the union. He wants to keep the US intact.
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  • Personal life – Humble background, honest kind
  • Position on slavery – Want to stop the spread of slavery in Western territories.
  • Thoughts of secession – Thought it was unconstitutional and illegal.
  • # 1 priority as President – Preserving the union. He wants to keep the US intact.
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lincon

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Divided the Louisiana purchased territory into 2 parts: where they had popular sovereignty. ——Made Missouri compromise null and void, no more.

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kansas nebraska

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Kansas nebraska

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Divided the Louisiana purchased territory into 2 parts: where they had popular sovereignty. ——Made Missouri compromise null and void, no more.

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Border ruffian

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Pro slavery person that rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle anti-slavery forces.

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The violence broke out because of the rivalry between pro slavery and anti-slavery settlers

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bleeing kansas

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Bleeding kansas

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The violence broke out because of the rivalry between pro slavery and anti-slavery settlers

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Missouri comp

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Maine would enter as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, north of the line was free, south of the line was south. Imaginary line drew throughout.

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Dred Scott was a slave fighting for freedom.
They ruled that he was not a citizen, but property, and supreme court said they couldn’t stop slavery in ANY of the states, they thought it wasn’t their ability.

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dred scott

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  • Who attacked it?- Confederates
  • Location- Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
    Started the civil war once they attacked.
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fort sumter

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Fort

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  • Who attacked it?- Confederates
  • Location- Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
    Started the civil war once they attacked.
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  • Position on slavery- he wanted to stop slavery in western territories
  • Thoughts of secession- No, he thought it was illegal the seven states seceded, and he thought it was unconstitutional
  • # 1 priority as President- Preserving the union, wants all states to be together
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Abe Link

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Abe Link

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  • Position on slavery- he wanted to stop slavery in western territories
  • Thoughts of secession- No, he thought it was illegal the seven states seceded, and he thought it was unconstitutional
  • # 1 priority as President- Preserving the union, wants all states to be together
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John Calhoun

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Spoke for the south concerning slavery, he was FOR slavery

56
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Popular soveingty

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Idea that territories could decide for themselves on the issue of slavery.

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