The Search For Compromise Flashcards
What is a conflict between citizens of the same country
Civil war
What compromise was passed to preserve the balance between slaves and free states in senate
The Missouri compromise
What is the Missouri Compromise latitude
36° 30° N
Who would ban slavery in any lands from the U.S. Might acquire from Mexico
Wilmot Proviso
What was the new political party called
Free Soil Party
Who proposed popular sovereignty
Stephen Douglas
What are voters in the territories of Kansas-Nebraska will vote on slavery
Popular Sovereignty
What were the 2 rival governments
Pro-Slavery and Anti-Slavery
What was reported in the newspaper
Bleeding Kansas
What abolitionist led an attack against pro slavery
John Brown
Who suggested a 1850 compromise and what did it say?
Henry Clay
- California will be a free state
- Slave trade was legal in Washington
- Stronger fugitive laws
- New territories would have no limit on slavery
What is anyone who helped a fugitive slave could be fined and or be imprisoned
Fugitive Slave Act
What act allowed people to choose slavery for their state
Kansas Nebraska Act
Who proposed the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Stephen A Douglas
What southern senator said congress could not ban slavery
John Calhoun
