US History Chapter 18

Uncle Tom’s Cabin’s effect on the North

This helped turn slavery from a distant issue into a moral crisis for many Northerners, pushing them towards stronger anti-slavery beliefs and actions.

The Impending Crisis of the South

This was written by Hinton R. Helper; it attacked slavery for economic reasons and helped argue that slavery hurt poor whites.

Potawatomi Massacre

Brown and his men killed 5 people during this.

Caning of Charles Sumner

Brookes walked into the Senate and proceeded to hit Sumner with a cane until it broke

Border Ruffians

The south decided to send over this from Missouri to vote for slavery in Kansas, slave supporters won the election.

Dried Scott Decision

The Supreme Court Ruled that this person was a black slave and therefore not a citizen, which meant he could not sue in a federal court.

Causes of Panic in 1857

California gold, end of Crimean war, overproduction and over speculation.

Result of Lincoln-Douglas debates

He stated that it did not matter how the Supreme Court ruled, slavery would stay down if that were how people voted. Douglas then won the senate seat.

Raid on Harper’s Ferry

Brown took over the federal arsenal killing seven people here, he was then convicted of murder and treason.

Results on the election of 1860

Gave South Carolina an excuse to leave the Union.

CSA and Montgomery, AL

Confederate states of America chose Jefferson Davis of Mississippi as their president.

Crittenden Compromise

Slavery was to be prohibited North of the 36’30 lines but south of that line slavery was to be protected by the federal government in all territories that excised or might be acquired.

Southern Attack on Fort Sumter

They opened fire and after a 34-hour bombardment, the fort surrendered to the south