History Unit 8 IDS Flashcards
The Compromise of 1850 what
Designed to keep peace and stop a civil war
1. CA admitted as a free state
2. Slave trade ended in Washington DC
3. NM and UT used popular Sovereignty
4. Fugitive Slave Act
5. Texas ended land claims of NM for $10 mil
Clays provisions passed separately
Fugitive Slave Act outraged abolitionists, rejected in the North
Personal liberty laws passed, etc.
The Compromise of 1850 who
Henry Clay of KY (the great Pacificator)
Calhoun disagreed threatened secession
Webster reluctantly agreed bc the union is perpetual
The Compromise of 1850 where and when
Passed by congress in the US in September of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 why
Reshaped American borders
Temporarily stopped a civil war
North was happy from CA’s admittance as a free state and end of slave trade in DC, South was happy from popular Sovereignty and fugitive Slave Act
Scott v. Sandford who
Dred Scott, a MO slave sued his owner
Scott v. Sandford what
Controversial court case that made it to the Supreme Court
Was moved by his master from slave O–>free IL–>Free WI
Believed he should be free
Supreme Court denied him
1. Slaves are property not citizens
2. Declared that congress can’t ban slavery, or tell you what to do with what you owned. Declared MO comp unconstitutional
Scott v. Sandford where and when
1857
Supreme Court Washington DC US
Scott v. Sandford why
Contributed to civil war
South happy w MO Comp banishment
North unhappy
Sectional tension
The Lincoln Douglas Debates who
Lincoln - self educated, humble, lawyer turned politician
Douglas - senator from Illinois “the little giant” slave owner by marriage
The Lincoln Douglas Debates what
Series of debates
Argued over issues such as slavery
Lincoln believed US was A House Divided with popular Sovereignty and they needed to be United on one decision
Douglas favored popular sovereignty
The Lincoln Douglas Debates where and when
Across the US in 1858
The Lincoln Douglas Debates why
Douglas reelected to senate
Lincoln national fame
Precursor in deciding Lincoln as Republican representative for the election of 1860
The Caning of Charles Sumner who
Charles Sumner, MA senator
Caned by Andrew Butler’s nephew, Preston Brooks
The Caning of Charles Sumner what
After KN act, bleeding Kansas caused Charles Sumner to speak out in the crime against Kansas speech, specifically targeting SC senator Andrew Butler.
His nephew came to senate and beat him unconscious within an inch of his life
The Caning of Charles Sumner why
Showed the tension arose from Kansas Nebraska Act
Struggle in slavery issues
Made us look bad
The Caning of Charles Sumner where and when
1856
Floor of senate, Washington DC US
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry who
John Brown and fellow abolitionist men
Robert E. Lee and troops
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry what
Trying to get a slave revolt
Intended to seize US arsenal and gain support from slaves
Stopped by Lee’s men
At the time brown had captured many slave owners
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry when and where
1859 at Harper’s Ferry VA, USA
John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry why
Supposed to be encouraging for abolitionists but was a failure
Showed the power of an abolitionist
Brown was convincted with treason and killed, but regarded as a Martyr
Sectional conflict over slavery
