unit 6 history test

what was the wilmot proviso

failed attempt to ban slavery in land won in mexican-american war

why was south and north upset with eachother

arguing over what do with land earned in Mexican cession; slave or free state

what did Henry clay do since the south was angry?

create the compromise bill of 1850; middleground for North and South, Daniel Webster helped it get accepted

what were the five parts of the compromise of 1850

california is a free state, Utah and New Mexico’s slavery question answered by popular sovereignty, slave TRADE banned in DC, fugitive slave law, texas gives up new mexico in exchange for 10 million dollars

what was fugitive slave act

all escaped enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers, even if they were captured in free states

what were personal liberty laws

resisted fugitive slave act, made it so runaway slaves could not be imprisoned and would have jury trials,

underground railroad

system that helped people escape from slavery

who was president after Millard fillmore?

Franklin Pierce

who ran against Franklin pierce

winfield scott

define popular sovereignty

the people who live in the state would get to vote on the issue of slavery

what was the goal of the kansas-nebraska act

to organize Western territories and to decide on the issue of slavery

what was the kansas-nebraska act

kansas and nebraska are states which can decide slavery with popular sovereignty, opposes Missouri compromise

what was bleeding kansas

elections in Kansas were rigged to be pro-slavery which led to violence with the free soil men

explain what happened between Charles Sumner and Preston brooks

charles summer made a speech against the pro-slavery in Kansas so Preston brooks beat him with a cane

who wins the next election after Franklin pierce?

james buchanan

which party ended with the election of Franklin pierce?

the Whig party

what was Dred Scott

one of the most important supreme court cases

what were the 3 parts of the dred-scott decision

missouri compromise is unconstitutional, black people cannot be citizens, dred scott remains enslaved

who was the chief justice during dred scott

robert tanny

who wrote the kansas-nebraska act

stephen douglas

what did John brown’s religion?

calvinism-believed it was his destiny to end slavery

what was Pottawatomie Massacre

violent attack led by John Brown against pro-slavery settlers in Kansas,

what was the Missouri raid

john brown raises money and frees slaves and helps them go to canada

what happens to John brown after Missouri raid

there was a bounty on his head

who were the secret 6

group of 6 wealthy men that funded John brown’s raid on harpers ferry

what happened at harpers ferry

john brown and 18 supporters attacked a federal armory, prez Buchanan sent marines they defeated Brown

how did the US view John brown

north as a martyr south as a traitor