test unit 6 sectionalism notes part 2 Flashcards
why was a transcontinental railway necessary in the country
connect west coast to the rest of the country
What was the issue that kept a route in the transcontinental railway from being built in the south
the route would have to go through northern mexico
what was done to solve the southern route of the railway having to go through mexico
James gadsen was sent by the US to buy the land from mexico
What what acquired when James Gadsen was sent to buy the land from mexico
territory known as the gadsen purchase
How did the north respond to the purchase of the gadsen purchase territory
The north wanted their railroad to built, they pressured congress to start building
What had to be done to satisfy the north and start building of the northern route of the railway
organize Kansas and Nebraska territories
Why did the south not want nebraska to become an organized territory
both would be free states
What does senator douglas propose to resolve the issue of the slave status of nebraska and kansas
the slavery issue should be decided on popular sovereignty (kansas- nebraska act)
what results in kansas from the Kansas nebraska act
a small scale civil war breaks out pro slavery vs no slavery 200 people died and 2 million dollars in damage done
who is the leader of the anti slavery group in kansas
john brown
what is the significance of the events in kansas
preview of what will happen on a national scale
who was dred scott
a slave
why did dred scott sue in federal court
he was living in a free state, so he sued for his freedom
what is the case invloving dred scott known as
scott vs stanford
what did the supreme court decide in the dred scott decision
- african americans are not citizens
- they have no rights to sue in federal courts
