Road To Civil War

Question 1

Question

Answer 1

What to do w slavery in western territories

Question 2

Solve question

Answer 2

Missouri compromise
Top line- free
Below- Slave
By Henry clay

Question 3

Wilmot proviso

Answer 3

All land acquired from Mexico should be free

Question 4

Compromise of 1850

Answer 4

Attempt to save union

Henry clay

Question 5

Popular sovereignty

Answer 5

Let the people decide for themselves the issue for slavwry

Stephen Douglas

Question 6

6 events split North and South

Answer 6

• Fugitive Slave law-all am. To return runaway slaves to the South - caused Northerners to be abolitionists bc they see slavery for the first time
• uncle tons cabin- Harriet Beecher Stowe- propaganda- ore people became abolitionists
• bleeding Kansas- abolitionists vs border ruffians( Beecher Bible guns)- sacking of Lawrence and Potawatomi creek massacre- first acts of violence between north and south
• drew Scott Supreme Court decision- slaves sues master for freedom based on where he lived- slavery could exist anywhere, nothing can stop it
• raid of harpers ferry- John brown led slave uprising to abolish by force. Robert e lee captured him- north turned John brown to martyr

Question 7

Personal liberty laws

Answer 7

Laws passed by north to country fugitive slave acts

Question 8

Preston brooks( pro) bests Charles sumner ( against) with cane

Answer 8

Dc

Question 9

3 new parties

Answer 9

Free soil part-opposed expansion of slavery West
American party- know nothing- opposed Irish Catholics
Republican part- anti slavery
Democrats- pro

Question 10

Democratic Party split

Answer 10

John breckenridge

Stephen Douglas

Question 11

South Could see future and that led to wat

Answer 11

North had all power and will abolish slavery