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Missouri Compromise
This stipulated that all the Louisuana purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri, would be free, the territory below would be slave. -
Whig Party
Split into 2 groups. North was against slavery and the fugitive slave act. The South was for slavery and the fugitive slave act. -
Wilmot Proviso
Proposed no slavery or involuntary servitude in aquired territories from Mexico. Northernes supported, southerners opposed. -
Free- Soil Party
Believed slavery should not move into new territories. Not abolitionists. Supported restrictive laws on African Americans. Depend on wage based labor force. Feared a secret plan to spread slavery all over US. -
California
Free state. Most states below 36 30 line were free. President thought it was best to let states decide free or slvae status. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Calhoun opposes to this. It was supposed to settle all debates about free and slave states. There was a new fugitive slave law. California free state. Utah and New Mexico were for popular soverignty. Sell of slaves banned in DC; possession still allowed. TX and NM boundary resolved. -
Fugitive Slave Act
To help south keep a tight hold on slaveowners property. Allowed a force of federal commisioners to follow fugitive slaves into any state and bring them back to their owners. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Book written by a slave. First book by a slave. -
Know-Nothing Party
Also known as American Party. They were nativists. Group splits over slavery issues. When asked a question they said "I know nothing". Northern Know- Nothings lean towards Republican Party. -
Republican Party
Founded in northern states by anti- slavery activists. emerged in coilation of dispute. -
Kansas and Nebraska Act
Created land of Kansas and Nebraska. Allowed settelers to decide if they were gonna have slavery. -
Sumner - Brooks incident
Sumner attacked Brooks with a cane. Sumner unconcious did not get to resume his position for three years. -
Bleeding Kansas
Held many events of violence debating whether the state would be free or slave. -
Attack On Lawrence
An army of 800 men descended upon the newly formed town of Lawrence in the territory of Kansas and destroyed it. -
Pottawatomie Creek
John Brown and free state volunteers murdered 5 people settled on the Pottawatomie Creek. -
Election of 1856
Against James Buchanan and John C Fremont. Buchanan won. -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Believed congress had no right to say that a place was not a slvae territory. Dred Scott freed their slave. -
Lincoln - Douglas debates
Series of seven debates. Disscussed issues of slavery. -
Harper Ferry - Brown captured
Attempt of John Brown, a white abolitionist, to form a slave revolt, Johm Browns attempts were defeated by US marines. -
Presidential Election of 1860
Election between James Buchanan and LIncoln. Lincoln won the election.
