Study Guide Flashcards
What was the goal of the new Republican Party?
To stop the spread of slavery into the western territories
What position did Abraham Lincoln take during the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
He took a strong stand against slavery’s expansion
Who was Roger B. Taney?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote that Dred Scott was not a free man
How did Northerners react to John Brown?
They supported him
What was the Southern reaction to John Brown’s raid?
Shocked and angered southern slaveowners
Why did the admission of California alarm Southerners?
It upset the balance between free and slave states in the Senate
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A former slave who escaped and became an abolitionist
What was John Brown’s objective during his raid on Harper’s Ferry?
To raise an army of African Americans and lead them in a revolt
Why did Southerners attack Fort Sumter?
They believed that war was inevitable and it was better to start it on their own terms
What would California’s request to join the Union in 1850 have done?
Given free states an advantage over slave states
What occurred after seven Southern states seceded?
They formed the Confederate States of America in reaction to Abraham Lincoln’s election
What were the results of the Wilmot Proviso?
Some Democrats and Whigs formed the Free Soil Party; Southerners became increasingly concerned about slavery; The issue of slavery in new territories was left undecided
What did the Dred Scott decision state about slaves?
Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory
What did John C. Calhoun believe about states’ rights?
He felt states’ rights are more important than preserving the Union
What decided the outcome in the election of 1860?
Regional attitudes toward slavery
What did Abraham Lincoln insist on during the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
That the territories be kept free from slavery
What were some causes of the Civil War?
- Seven southern states seceded from the Union
- Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
- Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter
How did California enter the Union in the Compromise of 1850?
As a free state
What were the results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
- Settlers in Kansas and Nebraska could decide on slavery
- Illegal voting and a repeat election left Kansas with two opposing governments
- Fiery debate among senators led to bloodshed in the Senate Chamber
Fill in the blank: Popular sovereignty meant that people in the territory or state would vote directly on _______.
[issues]
What does it mean to secede?
To withdraw
What is a fugitive?
Runaway enslaved people
Who proposed a compromise in 1850 to deal with the crisis over slavery?
Henry Clay
Who was John C. Calhoun?
A senator from the South who was against the compromise on slavery
