Slavery Unit Flashcards
The Missouri compromise
Tried to balance free and slave states
The compromise of 1850
Made California a free state, therefore giving free states an advantage
The fugitive slave law of 1850
Forced people to turn escaped slaves over to there masters
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle toms cabin
Helped to change people’s view of slavery
Kansas nebraska act
Let territories decide for themselves weather or not to have slaves
1857 Dread Scott decision
Court said he was not allowed to sue, because he was black
One the election without any southern states
Abraham Lincoln
Which state was the first to leave the US?
South Carolina
Florida
3rd to leave the US
Virginia was split in half why?
What number was south Virginia
Half the state wanted to leave, so Abraham Lincoln split it in half, so north Virginia could stay
8
LA
6
7
Texas
AL
4
AR
9
11
North Carolina