5.1 A Nation Divided and part of 5.2 Causes of the Civil War Flashcards
Wilmont Proviso
proposed ban of slavery in new territories
When Proviso’s plan failed in Congress, the _________ formed.
Free-Soil Party
Who wrote Cannibals All and what did it made an argument about?
George Fitzhugh, “wage slavery”
What inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write “Uncle Tom’s Cabin?”
Fugitive Slave Act
What are the parts of the Compromise of 1850?
Cali=free, Fugitive Slave Act, ended DC trade, reinforced pop. sovereignty, UT+NM
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act appeal?
Missouri Compromise (pop sovereignty)
Who did Preston Brooks (SC) nearly beat to death?
Charles Sumner (MA)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
ruled that blacks were not citizens
Who raided Harper’s Ferry to arm slaves?
John Brown
Who won the election of 1860?
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)
What compromise did Lincoln reject?
Crittenden Compromise which meant no expand in slavery
Fort Sumter
(First shots) Attacked in 1861 and is in Charleston, SC
Copperheads
opposed Lincoln’s broad use of executive power
Clara Barton
founded Red Cross
