1. 1 ST HOUR Civil War Notes

2. Wilmot Proviso Who: David Wilmot Who is affected: Slaveholders/Slavetraders (South) Slaves Northerners People in Territories

3. 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

4. Wilmot Proviso When created? No date given Rank: #

5. Compromise of 1850 Who: Henry Clay (KY) Who is affected: Northern states Southern states California

6. 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

7. Compromise of 1850 Where in the U.S. was affected: Northern states Southern states California When created: 1850 Rank: #

8. Fugitive Slave Act Who created: No person credited Who did this affect: Slaves Slave hunters Northern states Workforce in North

9. 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

10. Fugitive Slave Act Where in U.S. affected: Northern states When created: 1850 Rank: #

11. 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

12. 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

13. Kansas/Nebraska Act; Bleeding Kansas When created/happened: 1854 Rank: #

14. 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

15. Creation of Republican Party Where affected: Everywhere When was created: 1856 Rank: #

16. 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

17. 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.

18. Dred Scott Supreme Court Case When case happened: 1857 Rank: #

19. 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

20. 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

21. John Brown: Bleeding Kansas/Harper’s Ferry Where affected: Kansas Virginia When Bleeding Kansas happened: 1855-56 When Harper’s Ferry happened: October 16, 1859 Rank: #

22. Election of 1860 Who runs for President: Abraham Lincoln John Bell Stephen Douglas John Breckinridge Who wins election: Abraham Lincoln

23. 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: #

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. South Secedes/Lincoln’s Inauguration When secession happened: December 20, 1860 When Lincoln gave inauguration speech: March 4, 1861 Rank: #