Chapter 15 Flashcards
Wht is sectionalism
an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
What did the northerners want regarding slavery
wanted to ban it
what did the southerners want regarding to slavery?
they were opposed to anti slavery efforts
What did the senate suggest?
- missouri join as a slave state
- maine as a free state
- applied at the same time
What did the senate propose during the Louisiana purchase?
banning slavery in the rest of the Louisiana purchase North of 36 degrees 30 N lattude
What did Henry Clay do?
guided bill through house of representatives
What happened to the bill in the senate/
it passed by a close vote in 820
What happened to Maine and Missouri?
Maine joined the union and in 1821 Missouri became a state
What did the Missouri Compromise preserve?
it preserved the balance between slave and free states in the senate. It brought a temporary lull in debate over slavery.
What is the fugative slave act?
a pair of federal laws that allowed the capture of fugitive slaves
Did the fugitive slave act give an advantage to the north or the south?
advantage to the south
allowed officials to capture slaves
after the fugitive slave act what happened if a slave was captured?
they were fined.
What happened if you helped a slave after the fugitive slave act
you would be fined
What happened to free slaves after the fugitive slave act?
thy were put into slavery because they couldn’t prove that they were free.
What is the Resolution of compromise of 1850?
- divided N and S
- North-forced to return slaves to south
what is the dred scott case?
- AA slave bought by army doctor in Missouri
- moved to North
- moved to Missouri
- doctor died
- Dred Scott sued for his slavery
- supreme court couldn’t rule
- constitution - slave holders deprived of property
- DS was a slave again
- MC ruled unconstitutional
- led to Fugutive Slave Act
What is the Lincoln Douglas debate?
- a series of 7 debates between Lincoln & Douglas
- Main discussion point was slavery, was not the only discussion point
- Douglas won
- both disliked slavery
- DS case was a little issue
- Lincoln gained popularity
- congressional debat
What is Bleeding Kansas?
franklin Pierce enforcing FSA
What did Douglas want?
He wanted to let settlers decide on slavery instead of MC
Antislavery people divided into 2 separate groups
-civil war in kansas (attacked civliarns)
-2 govs - 2 constititions
Presto brooks - hit sevener inhead
in Kansas there were pro and anti slavery
-pop sovereignty-letting people decide instead of government
Election of 160
- came down to Douglas and Lincoln
- democrats lost
- Lincoln won
- got 40% of popular vote
- south upset - against Lincoln
What did John Brown do?
led an attack on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
Who was an abolitionist who led an attack on Harper’s Ferry, VA
John Brown
What did John Brown want to accomplish by leading the attack on Harper’s Ferry, VA
he wanted to attack a weapons storehouse to let slaves overthrow their masters
Who captured John Brown
Robert E Lee
What happened after Robert E Lee captured John Brown
John Brown was hanged for treason
How many men did John Brown have on his side when he attacked Harper’s Ferry, vA
45 men vs 88 marines
-had been involved in other raids
What is the Missouri Compromise?
- missouri was a slave state who wanted to become an official state
- upset balance if it became a state
