Chapter 10 Flashcards
How does the “Popular Sovereighty” relate to the expansion of slavery?
Congress no longer had to decide what state was free or slave
“Popular Socereighty”
Policy
Voters in the state, not congress, would decide if it is a slave state
Who wrote the compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
Who became a free state in the compromise of 1850?
California
What was the main procession that the south got in the compromise of 1850?
South got a thougher fugitive slave law
Scott vs Sanford (Dred Scott Case) 1857
Scott was a slave, his owner too him through free territory and he thinks he should be free
Supreme Court said he was still a slave but #1-he is considered property and cannot sew #2-slaves are property and owners can take and do whatever they want
BIG victory for the south
Senate 1858- Lincoln vs Douglass
Topic?
Slaves
Lincoln vs Douglass describe Lincoln
Against slavery
Supported admitting California as a free state
(Tall, lanky, slow of speech)
Didn’t want slavery to grow into new territories thought it would eventually die out if it was contained
Lincoln vs Douglass describe Douglass
For slavery
(Short, round, full of energy, “Little Giant”)
Supported annexation of Texas
Promoted Popular Sovereignty (can’t be wrong because it’s what the people say and want)
Wanted support from Democrats
Lincoln vs Douglass who wins?
Douglass
Harper’s Ferry- Federal Arsenal
John Brown attempts to raid for a slave revolt
Hung for treason
Northerners see this a martyr (dying for your cause)
Southerners see this as a terrorist move
Election of 1860 who wins
Lincoln
Election of 1860 details
Strange election
4 major candidates (very regional)
Lincoln gets 39.6% of popular vote, more than anyone
Most southern states don’t allow Lincoln on the ballet
Elected president (November 1860)
December 1860 SC will succeed from the Union because of Lincoln, form the CSA (Confederate States of America)
Who is the president of the Confederate States of America and where is the capital
Jefferson Davis
Richmond, Virginia
Where were the first shots fired and who won
Fort Sumter
South wins
Bombardment of a fort
