Road to the Civil War

Name ______

·  Missouri Compromise

o  1. Missouri admitted as a ______state.

o  2. Maine admitted as a ______state.

o  3. No more slave states admitted north of the _____° _____´ line in the Louisiana Territory.

·  What does popular sovereignty mean? ______

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·  Who became the 12th President of the United States? ______

o  What was significant about this election in terms of slavery? ______

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·  Compromise of 1850

o  1. California was allowed to enter as a ______state.

o  2. The rest of the Mexican Cession was divided into ______and ______. Slavery would be decided by ______.

o  3. A strict new ______was passed.

o  4. Slave trade ended in ______.

·  This book was published in 1852.

o  Title: ______

o  Author: ______

o  It swayed the Northern view against ______.

·  Kansas-Nebraska Act

o  Introduced by ______

o  Parts:

§  1. Divided Nebraska Territory into ______and ______.

§  2. ______would be decided by popular sovereignty.

o  By late 1856, more than 200 people in Kansas have been killed because of the slavery issue. This period of time was known as ______.

o  ______was a northerner who led a raid on Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas in 1856 and killed 5 proslavery men.

o  ______= someone who was against slavery.

o  Leading Abolitionists at this time:

§  ______known as “Moses” and was a conductor for the Underground Railroad.

§  ______- former slave’s goal in life was to make sure everyone in the world knew of the evils of slavery.

o  Most controversy surrounding slavery was in the ______.

·  Dred vs. Sandford

o  ______was the slave who filed a lawsuit because he wanted to be a free man.

o  Supreme Court decision:

§  1. Missouri Compromise was declared ______.

§  2. Scott couldn’t file a lawsuit because he wasn’t a citizen. Why? ______

§  3. ______couldn’t outlaw slavery.

o  U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice was ______.

·  Politics

o  New political party formed in 1854.

o  Name: ______

o  Platform: keep slavery out of western territories.

·  Senate election of 1858

o  Candidates:

§  ______- known as “little giant”.

§  ______- known as “honest”, was tall, and a lawyer.

·  Harper’s Ferry

o  ______planned to lead a raid on a federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Viriginia.

o  Was it successful? ___

o  Why? ______

·  Election of 1860

o  Candidates:

§  ______and ______

o  Winner: ______

·  Civil War

o  1st state to secede from the Union was ______.

§  John C. Calhoun thought this was the remedy to a disagreement in 1849 as well.

o  Opening shots were at ______.

o  Confederate States of America (CSA) president was ______.

Review:

·  13th Amendment - ______

·  15th Amendment - ______

·  Define:

o  Colony - ______

o  Suffrage - ______

o  Dictatorship - ______

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·  Who has the sole power of impeachment? ______

·  Qualifications for House of Representatives: ______

·  Terms for House of Representatives - ___yrs. and Senate - ____ yrs.

·  Who was known as Tippecanoe? ______

·  Explain the following:

o  Proclamation of 1763 – ______

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o  Navigation Acts - ______

o  Great Compromise – ______

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o  New Jersey Plan – ______

·  Both the federal and state governments have the power to ____.

·  ______was the consequence of a federal legislation to clear Indians from the Southeast.

·  ______needs a source of power, cheap labor, and new technologies.

·  Be able to explain the events leading up to the Civil War as well as key people.