History - The coming of the civil war

Question 1

what happened when missouri wanted to become a state

Answer 1

they didn’t know if it would have slaves or it would be free, henry clay makes it northern, slave, and makes maine free to even it out

Question 2

what is the 36-30 line

Answer 2

henry clay made a comprimise that this line would divide slave states from free states

Question 3

nat turner slave rebellion

Answer 3

he learned how to read and write, tried to leave people out of slavery but slaves were too scared to follow, 75 slaves died, nat escapes but weeks later is found and was hung in times square, slaves were not allowed to have weapons and go to church alone.

Question 4

california becoming a state

Answer 4

tons of people were living there from the gold rush, henry clay made california free, banned slavery from washington dc, and made all of mexican land slave territory

Question 5

harriet beech stowe

Answer 5

rights book called uncle tom’s cabin, talks about slave punishments like branding, north become upset for the way they are treated

Question 6

nebraska kansas act

Answer 6

kansas wants to become a state, henry clay is dead to stephen douglas steps up and says popular soveriegnty, everyone rushed to kansas, sack of lawrence

Question 7

john brown

Answer 7

he hates slavery, when they do sack of lawrence he loses it, kills five people called teh pottawatmoie massacre

Question 8

sumner vs. brooks

Answer 8

northerner speaking against slavery, starts talking about south carolina then ap bulter, butler wasn’t there but his cousin was, he gets up and beats him with a stick, unifies republican party

Question 9

dred scott vs. sandford

Answer 9

the owner takes him to a free territoy then back, the owner dies, and scott sues missouri for his freedom, sandford says that african americans are not citizens, he remains under the law, congress can not ban slavery and the missouri comprimes is unconstitutional

Question 10

dreds scott’s saying

Answer 10

you cannot be deprived of your live, liberty or property without due process

Question 11

lincoln and douglas

Answer 11

douglas was the guy from the kansas act, running for reelection, lincoln thinks that slavery is wrong so douglas wins

Question 12

harper’s ferry virginia

Answer 12

john brown wanted to arm slaves and start a revolution, no slaves show up but the marines do, they get hanged.

Question 13

first try

Answer 13

charleston south carolina, they end up choosing popular soverignty but southern democrats want to support slavery

Question 14

2nd try

Answer 14

baltimore, maryland, northern and southern is already fighting, northern wants stephen douglas, southern wants john breckenridge

Question 15

republicans voting problem

Answer 15

northern wants lincoln but southern wants john bell to support slavery, they say if lincoln wins they will succeeds

Question 16

6 weeks, 6 states

Answer 16

georia, florida, alabama, mississippi, louisiana, texas for csa, jefferson davis is new president