History Exam Terms Term 3

Compromise of 1850

North gets California as a free state, slave trade in Washington DC is prohibited, and Texas-Mexico border disputes end. The south gets no slavery restrictions in Utah and New Mexico, slaveholding is permitted in Washington DC, the Fugitive Slave Act is tightened, and Texas gets $10 million dollars.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Publishing 1852

This fired up the north but enraged the south

Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854

Organized Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, and the Dakotas under the idea of popular sovereignty.

Republican Party Formed 1854

This group formed from the Whigs, or Democrats, with the main intent to abolish slavery. They soon became the main opposing force to the Democratic Party.

Bleeding Kansas 1856

Fights break out between anti-abolitionists and abolitionists

Fred Scott Case 1857

Owner of former slave hires that slave to work for him as a free man, moves to Missouri, reconsidered slave. The slave sues

Lincoln-Douglass Debates 1858H

Two people debate over the issue of slavery over a few months

John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry Raid 1859

Radical abolitionists take a town captive and an armory in an effort to arm the slaves of the south so they can liberate themselves. Abolitionists kill five people and the main perpetrator is hanged. North celebrates the perpetrator and the south is appalled by the north’s view of the man

Abraham Lincoln Elected 1860

This person was elected over a deeply divided Democratic Party, received 40% of popular vote, and became the first Republican to win the presidency over the Democratic Party

South Carolina’s Secession 1860

Slaveholding state secedes in response to the anti-slavery Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, being elected. This state becomes the first to secede from the Union.

Confederation Formed 1861

South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana secede from the US and form a new country. The states met in Montgomery, Alabama to form their new country.

Abraham Lincoln’s Inauguration, 1861

In his speech, he extends words of peace to the Confederacy but threatens to use the military to re-unite the US

Civil War Begins 1861

One morning, Confederate forces fired on the north’s Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. This marked the beginning of a very important event in American History.