Compromises Slavery Brown & Scott Election of 1860 Wait WHAT?! DJ

THIS compromise established a longitude/latitude divide between free and slave territory

MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820

The admittance of THIS STATE into the Union led to the creation of the Compromise of 1850

CALIFORNIA

What did the Compromise of 1850 establish? List all points.

CALIFORNIA – FREE STATE NEW MEX & UTAH – POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY WASHINGTON DC – NO SLAVE TRADE, YES SLAVERY FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW – STRICTLY ENFORCED

THIS DECISION encouraged a civil war to breakout in Kansas

Kansas-Nebraska Act --Popular Sovereignty – the decision to allow people to decide whether to have slavery or not encouraged a civil war in Kansas between the Border Ruffians & the Jayhawkers

Who is known for designing the many-failed compromises, specifically the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

HENRY CLAY

Slaves were predominantly used in THIS REGION

THE SOUTH

Identify at least THREE different job responsibilities slaves had

FIELDHAND COTTON-PICKER DOMESTIC SERVANT

What is the connection/relationship between the Missouri Compromise and slavery?

THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE ESTABLISHED THE LINE, DIVIDING THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE COUNTRY INTO NORTH/FREE & SOUTH/SLAVE TERRITORY.

TRUE OR FALSE The Compromise of 1850 allowed the slave trade to continue in Washington DC

FALSE While slavery was allowed to continue, the buying or selling of slaves was prohibited by the Compromise of 1850

Identify reasons that slavery would cause the country to erupt in a Civil War.

-Southerners supported slavery as a necessity for their economy. -Northerners had no use for slaves and many Northerners were Abolitionists. -Unbalance in Congress was not favored by either region.

TRUE OR FALSE Dred Scott was granted his freedom.

FALSE While the lower courts did agree with Dred Scott, the Supreme Court ruled that he was not a citizen and therefore did not have a right to sue his owner.

Give two reasons why John Brown was BOTH a martyr and a madman.

MARTYR - willing to die to end slavery - sacrificed family members for the cause MADMAN - led unsuccessful raid - “violence is not the answer”

The Dred Scott decision found that slave owners were protected under THIS amendment.

FIFTH AMENDMENT - right to own property Slaves = Property

Where did John Brown’s raid take place? What was he searching for?

HARPERS FERRY, VA (Present day WV) Raid was on a federal arsenal

What were the main points of the Dred Scott court case?

-Slaves were property, could not sue -Slaves were not citizens, not protected under Constitution -Owners protected under 5 th Amendment -Missouri Compromise was illegal

THESE DEBATES brought Abraham Lincoln into the political spotlight.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

Name the candidates (and their political party) running for President in 1860.

Abraham Lincoln (Republican) Stephen Douglas (N. Democrat) John Breckinridge (S. Democrat) John Bell (Const-Union)

Identify the PLATFORM of the Republican Party in 1860

-Cheap land in the West -Higher tariff -New immigration laws -End to the expansion of slavery

What happened as a result of Lincoln winning the election?

Seven states seceded – South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, & Texas

Which party STRONGLY supported slavery?

Southern Democrats (John Breckinridge)

The people who rushed into Kansas who SUPPORTED SLAVERY were known as…

BORDER RUFFIANS

The people who rushed into Kansas who did NOT SUPPORT SLAVERY were known as…

JAYHAWKERS

HE was the Vice President who showed great support for states’ rights

JOHN C. CALHOUN

TRUE OR FALSE The cotton gin did NOT require the use of more slaves.

FALSE As the cotton gin was able to clean the cotton faster, more slaves were needed to pick the cotton

Slaves who ran away and were captured had to be returned to their owner under THIS LAW

FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW

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