Slavery Argument & Compromise Flashcards
1
Q
popular sovereignty
A
- move to the west
- will a new state be a slave state or not?
- the people would choose in that area
- self-determination
2
Q
pro-slavery argument
A
- agricultural south - “it is part of the economy”
- state-rights/individual rights
3
Q
anti-slavery argument
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- immoral practice
- should not be a part of the US
4
Q
free-soil party
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- slavery would not follow to the west
- freedom of speech, individual
5
Q
the underground railroad
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- escaping slaves from the south
- goals was to reach Canada
- harrier Tubman - free hundreds of slaves
- south - your duty should be to capture any runaway slave (property)
- result in fugitive slave law
6
Q
territorial disputes
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- California (free state)
- Kansas Territory (what will happen?)
7
Q
the great compromise of 1850
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- California admitted as free state
- 36-30 compromise line: Above - people can choose; Below - slave state
- fugitive slave law - northern states must help capture runaway slaves
- henry clay
8
Q
remember this…
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civil war preview - senators in washington d.c. beating each other up on the senate floor over the issue of slavery
9
Q
the dispute over slavery was mainly focused on _________
A
western territories
10
Q
a stronger fugitive slave law was passed following the
A
compromise of 1850
11
Q
the free-soil party wanted to abolish slavery and _______
A
speech
