1 ST HOUR Civil War Notes
Wilmot Proviso Who: David Wilmot Who is affected: Slaveholders/Slavetraders (South) Slaves Northerners People in Territories
Wilmot Proviso What: Outlaw slavery What is outcome? Does not become law Creation of Free-Soil Party Where in U.S. affected? Territories claimed from Mexico
Wilmot Proviso When created? No date given Rank: #
Compromise of 1850 Who: Henry Clay (KY) Who is affected: Northern states Southern states California
Compromise of 1850 What is the purpose: Maintain balance between slave/free states in Congress Add California as free state What each side received: North: Cali. admitted as free state Washington D.C. abolishes slavery South: New territories to allow slavery Promised no new anti-slave laws in territories
Compromise of 1850 Where in the U.S. was affected: Northern states Southern states California When created: 1850 Rank: #
Fugitive Slave Act Who created: No person credited Who did this affect: Slaves Slave hunters Northern states Workforce in North
Fugitive Slave Act What are rules: Northerners help capture runaway slaves What was reaction in North: Outrage Begin breaking law Reaction in South*: Outrage—Northerners not punished for breaking law
Fugitive Slave Act Where in U.S. affected: Northern states When created: 1850 Rank: #
Kansas/Nebraska Act; Bleeding Kansas Who created Kansas-Nebraska Act (K-N Act): Stephen Douglas Who did this affect: Kansas/Nebraska Territories What is K-N Act: Territories will decide free/slave status
Kansas/Nebraska Act; Bleeding Kansas Popular Sovereignty is: Popular vote Bleeding Kansas was: Nickname for state due to amount of violence Where U.S. affected: Kansas
Kansas/Nebraska Act; Bleeding Kansas When created/happened: 1854 Rank: #
Creation of Republican Party Who created: Northern Whigs (& a few Democrats) Who’s affected: North – protects interests South – threatens slavery What party is for/political viewpoint: Anti-slavery
Creation of Republican Party Where affected: Everywhere When was created: 1856 Rank: #
Dred Scott Supreme Court Case Who was Dred Scott: Slave from Missouri Who affected: Slaves Slave owners What Dred Scott in court for: Suing for freedom
Dred Scott Supreme Court Case What response from court was: Court denies freedom; wasn’t U.S. citizen; slavery protected by Constitution Where case took place: Washington D.C.
Dred Scott Supreme Court Case When case happened: 1857 Rank: #
John Brown: Bleeding Kansas/Harper’s Ferry Who is this: Abolitionist (anti-slave) or pro-slave murderer from Kansas Who’s affected: Pro-slavery supporters Slaves Virginia military
John Brown: Bleeding Kansas/Harper’s Ferry What he did: Kills 5 pro-slave people in Kansas Capture weapons arsenal to start slave rebellion What was plan for Harper’s Ferry: Break into arsenal Hand out weapons to slaves Send slaves to plantation to kill owners
John Brown: Bleeding Kansas/Harper’s Ferry Where affected: Kansas Virginia When Bleeding Kansas happened: When Harper’s Ferry happened: October 16, 1859 Rank: #
Election of 1860 Who runs for President: Abraham Lincoln John Bell Stephen Douglas John Breckinridge Who wins election: Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1860 What impact slavery had on people voting: People voted for candidate that shared their view of slavery. Where election takes place: U.S. When election took place: November 1860 Rank: #
South Secedes/Lincoln’s Inauguration Who did secession affect: South North Which state was 1 st to secede: South Carolina What is secession: To withdraw from U.S.
South Secedes/Lincoln’s Inauguration What Lincoln said about secession: Against secession; would try to bring Southern states back. Where in U.S. affected: U.S.
South Secedes/Lincoln’s Inauguration When secession happened: December 20, 1860 When Lincoln gave inauguration speech: March 4, 1861 Rank: #