1. Chapter 11: The Road to Civil War
Mr. Snyder 11th Grade U.S. History

2. An Uneasy Balance between North and South
Ch. 11 Section 1:
An Uneasy Balance between North and South

3. Discussion Question
In a democratic system, should groups who have the minority opinion always give in to the majority opinion?

4. Slavery in territories
________________________ wanted all lands won from Mexico after the Mexican War in ______________ to never allow ____________________
The ____________ ____________ ____________wanted to keep slavery out of the western territories-
Free Soil Party stood for: “free _________, free ___________, and free ____________”
_______________________, work for __________________________, and freedom of ____________________

5. The Compromise of 1850 The compromise included:
_______________ admitted as a _________state
A stricter __________________ Slave Law would be enacted
Slave ____________ would be ended in Washington, D.C.
_______________ _____________would decide slavery issue in ____________ and _____________ _____________territories

7. Ch. 11 Section 2: Tensions Reach Boiling Point

8. The new Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of ______________ temporarily solved a crisis
the new Fugitive Slave Act angered ________________________even more than before
private citizens were now required by law to assist with the _____________ of runaway slaves
Some northern states passed personal ______________ laws which _____________________ (ignored) the Fugitive Slave Act
Use of the ___________________________ Railroad and antislavery efforts in the North increased after 1850

9. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In 1852, Harriet ____________________ ____________ published a powerful attack against __________________
her novel, Uncle Tom’s _______ gave a face to slavery for those in the North who had not witnessed it
inspired compassion in the North and angered people in the South
novel was important because average Americans in North read it, and felt ______________ for ____________
huge weapon for abolitionists to use

10. The Nebraska Territory poses a problem
In 1854, the people in the Nebraska Territory applied for statehood
In 1854, Sen. _____________ _______________ introduced bill to setup a govt. in the Nebraska Territory
area would be organized under the principle of ______________ _____________________
Congress divided the region into two diff. territories, ___________ and __________________

11. The Missouri Compromise is undone
Congress passed the ___________-______________ Act in 1854 and decided that:
Kansas and Nebraska territories would decide slavery issue by _______________ __________________
Slavery now ______________________ in areas that had been free for over 30 years
the Missouri ______________________ and the “forever free” boundary was officially _______________
Led to increased violence across the country over slavery for next six years

12. “Bleeding Kansas”
Farmers flocked to the new Kansas and Nebraska territories seeking to gain _________________ of the government
settlers were both _________________ and ________________
before they became states two different govts. were petitioning for _____________________
one ____________________ and one ______________________________

13. “Bleeding Kansas”
After antislavery town of Lawrence was attacked by ______________________ settlers, abolitionist ___________ _____________carried out midnight execution of five proslavery settlers
stories of the violence reached the East as both sides in Kansas armed for battle in what was called “____________ __________________”
Proved that popular sovereignty was not good way to deal with slavery in the _______________________

14. Violence in the Senate
By 1856, the issue of slavery had become so tense and serious that violence spread to the _______________________
during a debate about the Kansas-Nebraska Act, South Carolinian Sen. Brooks beat Mass. Sen. Sumner unconscious with a cane
Incident in the Senate is an example of the huge divide between the North and South that grew wider and wider every year
Upcoming presidential election’s goal was to hopefully ____________ the country, but would fail to do so

15. Ch. 11 Section 3: On the Brink of War

16. Sectional division worsens
In 1854, the new ________________________ Party was formed with a strong opposition to slavery
Republicans grew out of old ________ _________made up of ___________________manufacturers and business owners
grew rapidly in the North and was ready to challenge for political power by 1856
The Presidential Election of 1856 was won by Pennsylvania Democrat _______________ ________________who promised that he would solve the slavery issue
__________________ election only proved to _____________ the nation even more

17. The Dred Scott Decision
In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Missouri slave _______________ ____________who had _________ for his freedom
Scott based his case on fact that his master sent him to Illinois and Wisc. territory between 1834 and ‘38 which were free and ______________ was outlawed by the _____________________ __________________________________
Court ruled against Scott and said that slaves were ______________________ and could not sue in courts
Also, the Court said Missouri Compromise was ____________________ because it was illegal for Congress to deprive an owner of _________________ without due _____________________ of the law

18. Reaction to The Dred Scott Decision
Southerners ____________________ over the decision
Northerners and _____________________ were extremely upset
accused Pres. Buchanan of being a ___________________
A doughface was a ________________________ who sympathized with the South because he didn’t intervene despite being from PA
Buchanan’s inactions as president divided the nation more than any other president before the Civil War
Congress was now told by the Court that it couldn’t _________ slavery ______________________

19. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Debate over slavery in the territories became the popular topic during the 1858 election for U.S. Senate in Illinois
Stephen Douglas debated _________ ___________________
During the debates, each presented his position on slavery
Douglas continued to support popular ________________________ and the Kansas-Nebraska Act as a means to solve the issue
Lincoln strongly opposed Douglas’ views and attacked popular sovereignty as __________________
condemned slavery as morally wrong, but was not calling for_____________________________
Douglas would ________ election for Senate that year, but the debates put Lincoln on the national map as a Republican leader

20. John Brown’s Raid 10/1859
____________________ John Brown and 21 other men, including his two sons led an armed raid to capture the military arsenal at ________________ ____________________, VA
The raid was meant to lead to an __________ ___________revolt but was foiled by the U.S. Army
Brown was ___________________ and hanged for his crimes
_____________ abolitionists saw him as a _____________ for the cause, but _____________________ Douglass refused to join him on raid
Slave owners urged the fed. govt. to do more to protect them from ________________ like Brown
After Brown’s attack, it was only a matter of time till the nation was plunged into full-scale ___________