Causes Of The Civil War Flashcards
In what year was the Republican Party formed
1854
Give the 5 points of the 1850 Compromise
1) California admitted as a free state
2) abolish the slave trade in Washington DC
3) use popular sovereignty to decide whether Utah and New Mexico are free or slave states
4) Texas boundary define to not include any part of New Mexico
5) fugitive slave act 1850
What was the Wilmot Proviso and when was it proposed
1846 proposed to exclude slavery from any territory gained from the Mexican American war
Who passed the 1850 Compromise
President Fillmore
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and when was it
1854 - Kansas and Nebraska would be divided into two states and popular sovereignty would be used to decide whether they would be free or slave states. Ignored the Missouri Compromise 36*30’ line
What was bloody Kansas
After Kansas Nebraska bill pro slave men sent thugs to force people into voting for Kansas to be a slave state and pro free did vice versa
When was Lincoln elected and what tensions did this cause
1860 - publicly opposed to slavery, believe the south had no right to cede from the union & refused to back down at fort somter
When was fort somter
12th April 1861
What was the Dred Scott case
1857 - slave went to court to try and win his freedom because he had lived in a free state, northerners saw the judgement as an attempt to undermine the Republican Party and the concept of popular sovereignty
When was the John Brown Raid
16th-18th October 1859
Why was the John Brown raid important
Southerners suspected that most northerners sympathised with Brown because of his financial support, led to rumours of a slave revolt in the south, dozens of slaves suspected of revolting were lynched & led to increased sectional tension
