Slavery, Abolition & The Road to Civil War (Quiz 4)

Core North vs. South Conflicts

Economic interests, representation in Congress, and the expansion of slavery.

Abolitionists

Anti-slavery activists seeking to eliminate slavery.

Problems Caused by Slavery

Inhumane treatment, discouraged skilled labor, discouraged immigration, and prevented industrialization.

William Lloyd Garrison

Abolitionist leader who called for an immediate end to slavery.

Nat Turner Revolt (1831)

An armed uprising of enslaved people.

Underground Railroad

A secret network of escape routes for runaway slaves escaping to the North.

Harriet Tubman

Heroic leader of the Underground Railroad.

Zachary Taylor

12th U.S. President (1849-1850) who died in office.

Henry Clay

Saved the Union by engineering compromise legislation regarding slavery.

Compromise of 1850 (California)

Admitted California as a free state

Compromise of 1850 (Utah and New Mexico)

Allowed Utah and New Mexico territories to vote on slavery.

Compromise of 1850 (Washington, D.C.)

Ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

Fugitive Slave Act

A law requiring free states to return runaway slaves.

Millard Fillmore

13th U.S. President (1850-1853) who signed the Compromise of 1850.

Franklin Pierce

14th U.S. President known for his attempt to buy Cuba

Ostend Manifesto (1854)

An attempt to buy Cuba that worsened sectional tensions.

Stephen A. Douglas

Advocated 'popular sovereignty' on slavery.

Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

Allowed Kansas and Nebraska residents to vote on slavery and caused the downfall of the Whig Party.

Bleeding Kansas

A series of violent conflicts in Kansas over slavery.

John Brown

Radical abolitionist who advocated using violence to end slavery.

Republican Party Formation

Formed by a coalition of Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers opposed to expanding slavery.

Know Nothings

An emerging political group during the era's political realignment.

James Buchanan

Elected 15th President.

Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)

Supreme Court ruling that enslaved people are not citizens, cannot sue, and are legally property of owner.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)

Debates over slavery that brought Abraham Lincoln to national prominence.

Harpers Ferry Raid (October 1859)

Abolitionist raid led by John Brown to spark a slave uprising, marking a point of no compromise.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

A book that revealed the horrors of slavery to the Northern public.