1. Chapter 16 study guide

2. Showed slavery as problem that couldn’t be solved in Congress
Showed slavery as problem that couldn’t be solved in Congress. It is a moral problem not political. Showed it as a horrible institution.
Northerners loved the book and Southerners hated it (said it was untrue view of slavery)
-Dred Scott not a citizen, so he could not sue. -He is property and could be taken anywhere. Protected under 5th amendment, Since he is property, Congress couldn’t prohibit slavery anywhere nor could voters make that decision
Lincoln carried the North with his ideas of no slavery in the west. In the South, He wasn’t even on the ballot due to his anti slavery stance.

3. His actions would bring attention to the abolition movement
His name wasn’t even on Southern ballots
All citizens had to help catch runaways or be subject to fine or jail time. Special courts were set up to handle runaway cases and judges were given incentives if they decided the accused was a runaway
Went against MO. Compromise that would keep slavery out of the west
The party split in two. Northerners supported Stephen Douglas an southerners another candidate
Proslavery and antislavery forces in the senate came to blows, and the Dred Scott case divided things even more
MO. came in as slave state, Maine as a free state (keep the balance). Line established no slavery above and slavery allowed below. Slavery allowed in MO

4. Confederate troops attacked Ft. Sumter, SC
South Carolina seceded, but others remained in the union
Abraham Lincoln won despite not carrying one southern state (wasn’t even on their ballots)
Rivalry between proslavery and anti slavery settlers
Northerners became more opposed to slavery
voters in each state determining if their state would ban slavery or allow
It reversed the MO. Compromise

5. 18. Learned about him due to Debates against Stephen Douglas
18. Learned about him due to Debates against Stephen Douglas. Became known for opposing slavery
19. Free-Soil party
Slave trade is banned in Washington DC, border dispute is settled between NM and TX, Northerners are required to return runaways, CA would be admitted as a free state, UT and NM would decide if slave or free based on voting
It ensured the balance of slave and free states for 30 years
They were afraid that former slaves would want the same rights as white people
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