When voters in a territory vote onwhether or not to
have slavery.
When voters in a territory vote onwhether or not to
have slavery.
The use of popularThe use of popularsovereignty in thesovereignty in the
new territoriesnew territories would, in effect would, in effect
repealrepeal the? the?
MissouriMissouri______________________Slavery allowedSlavery allowed
No slaveryNo slavery
Missouri CompromiseMissouri Compromise
Describe the Southbefore the Civil War:1)Economy based on
the _________ system. plantationplantation
2) Depended on2) Depended on________ labor.________ labor.slaveslave
3) The South was3) The South wasprimarily (urban orprimarily (urban or
rural?)rural?)__________
4) It had a very 4) It had a very smallsmall________ system.________ system.railroadrailroad
The Wilmot Proviso banned
slavery in all __________ won
from Mexico.
The Wilmot Proviso banned
slavery in all __________ won
from Mexico.territoriesterritories
The immigrants toThe immigrants tothe U.S. at this timethe U.S. at this timeopposed slavery onopposed slavery on
__________ grounds.__________ grounds.
The immigrants toThe immigrants tothe U.S. at this timethe U.S. at this timeopposed slavery onopposed slavery on
__________ grounds.__________ grounds.economiceconomic
(not moral)(not moral)
California’s requestfor admission to theU.S. as a free state.
California’s requestfor admission to theU.S. as a free state.
What were theWhat were theProvisions of the Provisions of the
Compromise of 1850?Compromise of 1850?1)1)__________ was__________ wasadmitted as a admitted as a freefree
state.state.
What were theWhat were theProvisions of the Provisions of the
Compromise of 1850?Compromise of 1850?1)1)__________ was__________ wasadmitted as a admitted as a freefree
state.state.
CaliforniaCalifornia
2) The slave trade 2) The slave trade would be stopped in would be stopped in
_______________._______________.Washington D.C.Washington D.C.3) Utah & New Mexico3) Utah & New Mexicowould enter the unionwould enter the unionby _______ _________.by _______ _________.popular sovereigntypopular sovereignty
4) Texas would give up4) Texas would give upits claim to the easternits claim to the easternpart of ___ _______.part of ___ _______.New MexicoNew Mexico5) The Fugitive Slave5) The Fugitive Slave
Law would beLaw would bestrictly _________.strictly _________.enforcedenforced
This doctrine saidthat slave property
laws should notbe enforced:
This doctrine saidthat slave property
laws should notbe enforced:
A group of peoplecalled the Nativists
were mainly opposed to?
A group of peoplecalled the Nativists
were mainly opposed to?
ImmigrantsImmigrants
The major aim of theThe major aim of theAmerican Party was to American Party was to
lengthen the timelengthen the timebefore ____________ before ____________
could vote.could vote.
The major aim of theThe major aim of theAmerican Party was to American Party was to
lengthen the timelengthen the timebefore ____________ before ____________
could vote.could vote.immigrantsimmigrants
This political partyappealed tothe Nativists
This political partyappealed tothe Nativists
The American PartyThe American Party
Stephen Douglas, theStephen Douglas, thewriter of the writer of the
Kansas NebraskaKansas NebraskaAct, was a DemocraticAct, was a Democratic________ from ______________ from ______SenatorSenator IllinoisIllinois
A A new political partynew political partyin 1854 that was in 1854 that was
against the spread ofagainst the spread ofslaveryslavery in the in the
territories:territories:
What What newnew political politicalparties appearedparties appearedafter the collapse after the collapse
of the Whig Party?of the Whig Party?
Former PresidentFormer PresidentWho ran for Who ran for President as aPresident as a
Know-Nothing:Know-Nothing:
In the Dred ScottIn the Dred ScottCase the SupremeCase the Supreme
Court said:Court said:1) Slaves were 1) Slaves were notnot
__________.__________.citizenscitizens
2) Slaves were _______ 2) Slaves were _______ and ________.and ________.
propertypropertyinferiorinferior
3) Slavery could3) Slavery couldexist __________.exist __________.anywhereanywhere
He was the the He was the the Supreme Court Supreme Court
Chief JusticeChief Justice who whodelivered the delivered the
Dred ScottDred Scott decision. decision.
An abolitionist who An abolitionist who ledled
a raid on the Federala raid on the Federalarsenal at Harper’sarsenal at Harper’s
Ferry, Virginia, Ferry, Virginia, planning to lead aplanning to lead a
slave revolt.slave revolt.
Southern Democrat Southern Democrat PartyParty
candidatecandidatewas?was?
John C BreckenridgeJohn C Breckenridge
Northern Democrat Northern Democrat PartyParty
candidatecandidatewas?was?
Stephen A. DouglasStephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln ranAbraham Lincoln ranon a platform whichon a platform whichpromised to stop thepromised to stop thespread of slavery intospread of slavery intothe new ___________.the new ___________.territoriesterritories
The election of 1860,was the first
presidential victoryfor the
___________ Party.RepublicanRepublican
On Dec. 20, 1860______________ voted
to secede from theUnion.
On Dec. 20, 1860______________ voted
to secede from theUnion.
South CarolinaSouth Carolina
An escaped slave An escaped slave who helped other who helped other
slaves escape on theslaves escape on theUndergroundUnderground
Railroad:Railroad:
The U.S. army Colonel at
Harper’s Ferry who capturedJohn Brown:
The U.S. army Colonel at
Harper’s Ferry who capturedJohn Brown: