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Period: to
19th Century
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Missouri Compromise
Aurthor; Henry Clay
Key points; The Missouri Compromise temporarily muffled the debate over slavery in the United States, although the abolitionist movement continued to grow in the North. The Missouri Compromise established the precedent that Congress could regulate slavery in the territories even though the Constitution did not address the issue. The key provisions of Missouri Compromise regarding slavery were effectively repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which was based upon -
Wilmot Proviso
Author- David Wilmot
key points- Banned Slavery in the Mexican Cession -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Author-created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska,
key points -Created territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Popular Sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery. -
“Bleeding Kansas”
expanition- Bleeding Kansas is the term used to described the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory.
participants- John Brown -
Dred Scott Case
explanition - Case-Dred Scott sued for his freedom because his owner took him to free territory. The Supreme Court said he was still a slave, slaves were property, and the 5th amendment protected the right to own property. Any law banning slavery was therefore unconstitutional -
John Brown’s Raid
Location- John Brown and his men stayed in this rented farmhouse in the days before the raid on Harper's Ferry. south along the Appalachian Mountains
Explanition- John Brown and 18 men attacked the base. They were going to arm the slaves for a rebellion.
