Chapter 12

Why was William Lloyd Garrison important?

* abolotionist who started the anti-slavery newspaper ^^“the liberator”^^

t.q : How did William Lloyd Garrison want to end slavery?

immediately

t.q : Why were the Grimke Sisters important?

* significant that they __were Southerner abolitionists__

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* __freed their enslaved slaves,__ by buying them

Frederick Douglass

* ^^most famous abolitionist,^^ freed slave, fought to end slavery through political action

Harriet Tubman

%%Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad%%

* main conductor of railroad for 8 years
* ^^“moses of her people”^^

t.q : What had Isabella Baum Free changed her name to?

@@Sojourner Truth@@ who was a former slave that became abolitonist and social rights activist.

How did Northerners resist the Fugitive Slave Act?

1. Helped runaways make their way to freedom
2. Tried to rescue captured slaves
3. Contributed funds to buy the freedom of slaves

t.q which spiritual song represents one leader? some question like that

the answer is @@Harriet Tubman@@

Sectionalism

exaggerated loyalty to a particular region or country

Nulify

to legally overturn

Fugitive

to ^^runaway^^ or in this chapter runaway slaves

Secede

to leave or withdraw

Henry Clay

United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states and came up with the Compromise of 1850

Why did the Missouri Compromise happen?

__To preserve balance between slave and free states in the senate.__

__Missouri = Slave state Maine = non-slave state__

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Missouri requested admission into the union, and there was an issue with Missouri potentially making the __free and slave states unbalanced.__ __It also proposed prohibiting__ \n __slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana__ \n __Purchase north of 36°30'N latitude.__

Kentucky - Virginia Resolution

__Republican documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional__

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* states had the right to nullify and the fed gov possessed certain powers

t.q. What led to the formation of the Soil Party or why was it developed?

debate over slavery

“ free soil, free speech, free labor , free men , free everything basically.”

What groups made up the Free-Soil party?

Whigs, democrats, and possibly liberty party

What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850? (know all since the question is gonna be all these were apart except?)

1\.) California will be admitted as a free state

2\.) New Mexico will have NO restriction on slavery

3\.) The New Mexico-Texas border dispute would be resolved favoring New Mexico

4.) The slave trade would be abolished

5\.) Stronger fugitive law

Popular Sovereignty

allowing people to decide

Border Ruffians

pro-slavery Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas' election during the mid-1850's, in order to make it a pro-slavery government

Civil War

a war between citizens of the same country

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Abolitionist who strongly opposed slavery

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^^WROTE UNCLE TOMS CABIN and her book was banned in south^^

John Brown

BELIEVED IN ARMED REBELLION (abolitionist who killed five pro-slavery people, led bleeding Kansas and planned an arsenal raid)

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believed god had chosen him to end slavery

Describe the significance of Uncle Toms Cabin

added fuel to anti-slavery feelings with showing slavery as cruel and inhumane

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* many southerners strongly hated the book, banned in the south
* sensation; over 200,000 or 20,000 (not sure mwahahaahah) copies sold

Describe the purpose and terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

* repealed/ abandoned Missouri Compromise
* and allowed for pop sovereignty, would let settlers in each territory decide on slavery
* North hates the idea; allows slavery in free states

"Bleeding Kansas"

* PRO-SLAVERY VS ANTI SLAVERY
* breaks out in Lawrence Kansas
* Debate over slavery

Events leading to “Bleeding Kansas”

Kansas-Nebraska act

* mounting tension
* election fraud

Abraham Lincoln

* ran for Illinois senate in 1858 and lost


* didn’t believe in slavery, belonged to Republican Party
* thought that black and whites were equally free but not equal

What groups made up the New Republican Party?

* Anti - Slavery democrats
* Conscience Whigs
* Free-Soil Party

How did Buchanan win the election of 1856?

* %%South simply voted for him/ was okay with him%%

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* ^^endorsed pop sovereignty^^ on ideas of slavery (didn’t care about it)

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Describe the Lincoln-Douglas debate

Douglas won the debate (was supported by the anti-slavery) but Lincoln had gained national respect

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* After this South fears that rising Republican power will try to abolish slavery

Democratic Party =

Republican Party =

Democratic Party = South

Republican Party = North

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

led raid to start rebellion against slaver owners by arming/ giving weapons to enslaved african americans

* though he is quickly captured and bleh killed
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* so the Southerners are now fearing the North and the Civil war immenient

Border States

States bordering the North and South.

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Didn't know if they wanted to secede( join the confederacy) or stay in the Union.

Secession

withdrawal from the Union

states' rights

the rights of states to limit the power of the federal government.

* Chose to join the Union.

Who was elected as president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

What did Lincoln vow in his inauguration speech?

* South will not be allowed to Secede -
* To hold federal property in the South and enforce the laws of the U.S.

Why did Southerners feel justified in seceding?

1\.) believe in state’s rights

2\.) Voluntarily joined Union, can voluntarily leave (Locke’s idea)

3\.) View Constitution as creation of *states*.

4\.) Believe federal govt. had violated the Constitution in two ways:

* A. not enforcing fugitive slave act.
* B. denying Southern states equal rights—right to own property (i.e., slaves)—in territories.

Which state was first to secede from the Union?

South Carolina

Describe the significance of the events at Fort Sumter

* marked official beginning of civil war (first shots)
* fort taken by confederates but lincoln aint happy bout this and it like give meh my shi back

t.q Who proposed Kansas-Nebraska act?

Stephen A Douglass

t.q (gonna show a map) how did the election go?

Election is purely sectional (answer)

t.q Who is elected president in 1856

James Buchanan

t.q What did the South threaten?

To secede

t.q What was main idea of Missouri Compromise?

To preserve balance between free and slave states

t.q How did Americans Resist the Fugitive Slave Act? Again although this time the answer is 99 percent…..

all of the above

t.q Why is it called Bleeding Kansas?

Anti-Slavery fought with Pro-slavery

t.q What act did Stephen A. Douglass push through congress?

Kansas - Nebraska Act

Who was happy about the Dred Scott Case?

South

who elected in 1860?

Lincoln

(haha suck that Stephen douglas

t.q It will be a camp pic of Preston and Charles sumner which proves??

reflects growing belief that no solution

Who won all South States?

James buchanan

What did the North call the Dred Scott Case?

the greatest and most violent crime in history

what was unconstitutional

restricting slavery

t.q the southerners justified is….

all of the above

there is gonna be a map question

= huge sense of sectionalism

Stephen Douglas

A moderate, who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 and popularized the idea of popular sovereignty.

What did the Dred Scott case say?

Said the constitution protects slavery

Presidential Election of 1860

the presidential election of 1860 was won by Abraham Lincoln, the republican candidate. He won no southern states, which angered the South sparking states to secede from the Union. Vote was split.