The Issue of Slavery Flashcards
What is sectionalism?
An exaggerated loyalty to a particular region in the country
What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?
To make slavery illegal in the slavery gained from Mexico
What were the effects of the Wilmot Proviso?
- Split the Democratic Party
- Allowed Abraham Lincoln, a Republican to win the presidency
- The bill did not pass
Who countered the Wilmot Proviso?
John C. Calhoun
What did John C. Calhoun’s proposal state?
Neither Congress or any territorial government had the power to ban slavery from a territory or regulate it in any way
What were the effects of John C. Calhoun’s proposal?
- The bill did not pass
2. The Free Soil Party was formed
When did California apply for statehood?
1849
What were the issues that would end up being decided in the Compromise of 1850?
- Would the territories aquirred from Mexico become free or slave states?
- Would the Figitive Slave Act go into effect?
- Would the slave trade be abolished in D.C. and would slavery continue there?
- Would the Texas New Mexico border favor Texas or New Mexico?
Who was Stephen Douglas?
A senator from Illinois
What did Stephen Douglas think to do about the issues of the Compromise of 1850?
Divide each issue and vote on each one seperately
What were the end results of the Compromise of 1850?
- California would become a free state
- The Fugitive Slave Act would go into effect
- New Mexico territory would have no restrictions on slavery
- The Texas New Mexico border would favor New Mexico
- The slave trade would be abolished in D.C. but slavery would be abolished there
What was the Fugitive Slave Law? What was its outcome?
If a slave escaped from the South it had to be returned. Many free blacks were mistaken as slaves and brought to plantations. Harboring or not returning a slave was against the law. Anti-slavery groups began as a result of this law.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
The writer of bestselling book Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What did the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin say and show?
- Called the fugitive slave law a “nightmare of abominations”
- Showed the brutality and cruelty of slavery
What were the effects of the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
- 300,000 copies were sold
2. Huge impact on slavery
What did Lincoln say to Harriet Beecher Stowe?
“So you wrote the book that started this great war”
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act plan to divide?
Parts of the Louisiana Territory
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow?
Citizens to vote on whether its state would allow slavery
What was the Missouri Compromise? What was its purpose?
To maintain the same number of slave and free states:
- Missouri, a new state, would become a slave state
- Maine, a part of Massachusetts, would become a new free state
What did Stephen Douglas propose to do with the Missouri Compromise? What was its effect?
Abondoning the Missouri Compromise and allowing states to vote for themselves
Northerners were unhapphy
What did John Brown believe?
G-d chose him to end slavery
What did John Brown do that led to his capture? Why did he do it?
He raided an arsenal in Virginia called Harper’s Ferry in hopes of starting a slave uprising. He killed 5 people.
What did newspapers call Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas
What happened to John Brown as his punishment?
He was hanged
How did many Northerners think of John Brown?
As a martyr
What is a martyr?
A hero who dies for their countries
What happened between Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner?
Preston Brooks, a pro slavery Senator, attacked Charles Sumner, an Anti Slavery Senator
