Chapter 14: Growing Sectionalism

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Sectionalism?

The differences in the goals and interests of different parts of the country.

Define Fugitive

A runaway slave.

Define seceding

The act of formally withdrawing from an organization or alliance.

What was the Fugitive Slave Law?

A law included in the Compromise of 1850 that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, penalizing those who helped fugitives.

What is Popular Sovereignty?

the people are the source of the government’s power

What name was Kansas given by the newspapers?

Bleeding Kansas

Civil War

A war between communities within the same country.

what territory in 1819 wanted to be admitted as a state and what happened in the senate?

—missouri territory

—-the senate blocked representative james tallamdge’s proposal that missouri gradually abolish slavery to be admitted into the union

house of reps passed the proposal —→ senate blocked it

how many slaves and free states were there in 1819 and how was representation in the senate?

11 slave and 11 free states and representation in the senate were balanced

what would the addition of missouri do and where?

put the south in the minority in both houses of congress

who wrote the missouri compromise of 1820?

henry clay

what states were admitted and as what?

missouri—slave state

maine—free state

why was the compromise helpful to the south?

kept power balanced instead of giving it to the north

what did the missouri compromise say about slavery?

blocked slavery in the north but permitted it in the south

why would slave states be unhappy with the missouri compromise?

montana was north of the missouri compromise while being a slave state

what was the north and south’s economy based on?

north-industry, free labor, free states

south-slavery, agriculture, slave states

who wrote the compromise of 1850? who came with it?

stephen a. douglas came up w/ it

Henry clay wrote it

what were the main points of the compromise of 1850?

—california would be a free state and other territories would have no limits on slavery

—territories of new mexico and utah would decide whterher they were slave or free by popular sovereignty

—-the slave trade would be illegal in washington dc

what did the fugitive slave law in the compromise of 1850 state?

anyone helping a fugitive would be fined or imprisoned

how did the north respond to the fugitive slave act of 1850?

refused to obey the fugitive law and northern juries refused to convict the people accused of breaking the fugitive law and people paid for slaves’ freedom

who came up with the kansas-nebraska act?

stephen a. douglas

what two territories were made out of the region west of missouri?

kansas and nebraska

what did the kansas nebraska act repeal?

the missouri compromise

how would slavery be decided according to the kansas nebraska act?

popular sovereignty— people are the source of all govt. power

how many govts were there in kansas in jan 1856?

2 rival govts— pro slavery and anti slavery

in may 1856 what broke out in kansas and define the word?

civil war— war between citizens of the same country

Who was Dred Scott?

An enslaved African American who was bought by a doctor in Missouri.

Why was Dred Scott suing?

He was claiming that he should be free because he lived in free territory that banned slavery.

Where did the Dred Scott court case go?

The case reached the Supreme Court 11 years later.

What was Chief Justice Taney's decision regarding Dred Scott?

Taney ruled that Scott was still enslaved which meant no right to bring a lawsuit and living on free land does not make him free

What did Chief Justice Taney declare about the Missouri Compromise?

He stated it was unconstitutional and that Congress had no power to ban slavery in the territories.

What did the Dred Scott decision mean for slavery in the US?

It meant that slavery could exist anywhere in the US and that nothing could stop its spread.

Who were the main debaters in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Stephen A. Douglas—democrat

Abraham Lincoln— republican

What was the main topic debated by Lincoln and Douglas?

slavery

What did Lincoln believe was the real issue during the debates?

“between the men who think slavery a wrong and those who do not think it wrong”

Who won the Senate seat from the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Stephen A. Douglas.

What impact did the debates have on Abraham Lincoln?

He gained national recognition as a clear thinker and persuasive speaker.

Who was John Brown?

An abolitionist who led a raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859.

What did Brown want to do?

Arm enslaved African Americans and rebel against their slaveholders

What does 'arsenal' mean in the context of John Brown’s raid?

A storage site for weapons.

What happened to John Brown after the raid?

He was captured, tried for treason and murder, convicted, and sentenced to death.

How did some Northerners view John Brown after his death?

They saw him as a martyr who died for the cause of abolition.

What was the main belief of the Republican Party on slavery?

They wanted to leave slavery alone where it existed but to ban it in the territories.

When Harriet’s family moved from Connecticut New England, to Ohio, Harriet…

moved w them

where did harriet beecher stowe first view the harsh realities of slavery?

she first saw slavery on kentucky plantations

what was harriets first reaction to the practice of slavery?

she hated it

how did harriet get the last name stowe

she married calvin stowe

whats an abolitionist

someone who thought slavery should be ended

synonym for a book?

novel

what did harriet beecher stowe think that most slaves would want?

they would want to escape to freedom

how did the fugitive slave act of 1850 affect american slaves?

it required notherners to help capture and return runaway slaves to the south

what was the effect of harriet beecher stowe’s anger over the fugitive act of 1850?

it caused her to write a novel revealing the evils of slavery

what effect came from uncle tom’s cabin being read by millions and translated into many languages?

it made the north see slavery as a moral problem facing every american

what generalization can be made about abraham lincoln’s words to harriet beecher stowe?

harriet’s novel caused the civil war