unit 6 test sectionalism notes part 1

Question 1

What was the issue that came up when new land was acquired in the west

Answer 1

should it be open to slavery or not

Question 2

What did southerners want added to the laws of the united states

Answer 2

they asked congress to make laws to assist them in recapturing runaway slaves

Question 3

Why did president polk think the west was unsuitable for slavery

Answer 3

because the climate was different so there would be no plantations

Question 4

what did the wilmot proviso state

Answer 4

slavery would be banned in territories that were gained from Mexico

Question 5

How did the south react to the wilmot proviso

Answer 5

angry, they wanted slavery to be open

Question 6

what happened to the wilmot proviso in congress

Answer 6

made it through the reps, senate didn’t even vote on it

Question 7

What was the idea proposed by lewis cass for deciding whether a territory should have slavery

Answer 7

allow voters of territory to decide whether they wanted slavery or not

Question 8

how did popular sovereignty work

Answer 8

majority rules

Question 9

why was the idea of popular sovereignty not the solution to the problem

Answer 9

it was not popular with abolitionists

Question 10

California applied for statehood as what kind of state?

Answer 10

free state

Question 11

Why did california applying as a free state upset southerners

Answer 11

there would be more free states than slave states

Question 12

How did the compromise of 1850 try to solved the problem of upset southerners over there being more free states than slave states

Answer 12

cal would be a free state… all other mexico territories would be decided by popular sovereignty

Question 13

What was the other component of the compromise of 1850

Answer 13

fugitive slave act

Question 14

if an african american was accused of being a runaway slave what happened first

Answer 14

he was arrested and put before a judge

Question 15

How was it determined if they were a runaway slave after being accused

Answer 15

if a white man said they were

Question 16

what could the accused runaway not do

Answer 16

have a trial defending himself and could not testify defense for himself

Question 17

Why was the system for capturing runaway slaves corrupt

Answer 17

5$ to judge who agrees with slave

10$ to judge who sides with white man

Question 18

how did the northerners react to the runaway slave act

Answer 18

mad because they could be jailed for helping “runaway slaves”

Question 19

who speaks out against the runaway slave act

Answer 19

fredrick douglas

Question 20

what were the results of fredrick Douglas’ speeches

Answer 20

whites started to ignore the fugitive slave act

underground railroad grows in popularity

Question 21

What is “uncle toms cabin”

Answer 21

anti slavery novel

Question 22

who wrote uncle toms cabin

Answer 22

harriet beecher stowe

Question 23

what was the effect of the book uncle toms cabin on the country

Answer 23

increased hate of slavery for north
southerners hate it
second most read book in nation

Question 24

what did abe lincolin say to the author

Answer 24

“so you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war”