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.