Chapter 8 Flashcards
Illinois senator that got the compromise of 1850 and the Kansas Nebraska act passed in Congress
Steven A Douglas
Won the election of 1856 and hoped that the dred Scott decision would end the debate on slavery
James Buchanan
Wrote uncle Tom’s cabin to point out the evils of slavery and to show slaves are people too
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fervent abolitionist that lead raids in Kansas and Virginia and was hanged for treason
John Brown
Massachusetts senator that accuse the south of causing bleeding Kansas and was caned for it
Charles Sumner
Elected by the Confederate states of America as their president
John C Breckenridge
Publican candidate in 1860 that won the election and believe slavery to be morally wrong
Abraham Lincoln
Slave that sued for his freedom but the Supreme Court ruled he was not a citizen and was a slave
Dred Scott
Didn’t pass the Kansas Nebraska act in 1854
Henry Clay
Chief Justice that rolled AAs were not citizens and that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional
Roger B Taney
What legislation added California as a free state and let New Mexico and Utah use popular sovereignty
Compromise of 1850
What Legislation lead to bloodshed in the newly organized territory because of slavery
The repealing of the Missouri compromise
What act or law upset many northerners that led them to assist the underground railroad
The fugitive slave act
After Pres. Zachary Taylor’s death who became the next president
Millard Fillmore
What decision did Pres. Buchanan expect to end the debate over slavery
The Dred Scott decision
