A Nation Divided 15% Flashcards
Wilmot proviso
Law to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War
Sectionalism
It is the different views the North and the South had
Popular Sovereignty
Authority of the state and government is created and kept by the consent of the people
Free Soil Party
Opposed extension of slavery into the western territories
Compromise of 1850
Five separate bills made by congress that gave both North and South benefits to not fight over mexican territory
Henry clay
Leader of the Whig Party
Preston brooks
Beat up Charles Sumner
John brown
Abolitionist who thought the only way to win was through armed fighting
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate states
Dred Scott decision
Sued the U.S. Supreme Court for his freedom
Fugitive slave act
Free states had to return slaves back to slave states
Charles Sumner
Leader of radical republicans
Kansas Nebraska act
Divided the Louisiana purchase in Kansas and Nebraska. 30 60 line no longer a thing anymore
Lincoln Douglas debates
Had 7 debates. Lincoln didn’t win but became key figure in Republicans
Crittenden Compromise
A series of constitutional amendments to satisfy the South to avoid secession/war