A Nation Divided Chapter 18

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A Nation DividedChapter 18

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What section of land did the Missouri Compromise
deal with?

• The Louisiana Territory

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Did Maine enter the Union as a Free or Slave
state?

• free

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Which bill proposed to congress that any land we
might get from MX be slave free?

• Wilmot Proviso

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Who proposed the Wilmot Provisio?

• David Wilmot

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When someone is more loyal to their state or
regionthis is called

• sectionalism

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What is popular sovereignty?

• When people living in a territory are allowed to
  decide an issue by voting on it.

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When did California enter the Union?

• 1850

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Did California become a free or slave state?

• Free

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A person who wanted to do away with slavery was
known as..

• An abolitionist

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The Comp. of 1850 dealt only with which section
of land?

• MX Cession

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Under the Comp. of 1850, how was the slavery
issue in UT and NMX Territories to be settled?

• With popular sovereignty

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The Fugitive Slave laws were part of which law?

• Compromise of 1850

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What were possible penalties for helping run away
slaves?

• Fine of 1,000
• 6 months in jail

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Name the 4 events that polarized the nation.

• Uncle Toms Cabin
• Kansas/Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Case
• John Browns Trial

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When was Uncle Toms Cabin published?

• 1852

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When was the Kan/Neb Act?

• 1854

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When did Dred Scotts Case first go to trial?

• 1846

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When was the Dred Scott Case finally settled?

• 1857

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When was John Brown put on trial and found guilty?

• 1859

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Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin?

• Harriet Beechers Stowe

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Which new political party demanded an END to
slavery?

• Free-Soilers

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Who was the villain in Uncle Toms Cabin?

• Simon Legree

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The Kan/Neb Act re-opened the slavery issue where?

• In the Louisiana Territory

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The new Republican Party was made up of former.

• Anti-slavery Democrats
• Anti-slavery Whigs
• Free-Soilers

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What was the goal of the new Republican Party?

• Stop the spread of slavery in the new territories.

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Name the slave that sued for his freedom in 1846.

• Dred Scott

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How long had Dred Scott lived in free territories?

• 12 years

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What were the 3 issues the Supreme Court had to
rule on in the Dred Scott case?

• Was Scott a citizen and entitled to sue?
• Did living in a free terr. Make you a free man?
• Was the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?

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How did the Supreme Court rule on slaves being
citizens?

• Slaves were not citizens and therefore not
  entitled to sue

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How did the Supreme Court rule on did living in a
free terr. Make you a free man?

• Living in a free terr. Did not make you a free
  person. You were still property.

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Was the Missouri Compromise ruled
unconstitutional? Why?

• Yes, it forbid slavery in part of the L.T.

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Who owned Dred Scott while he was living in Wisc.
And Il. Territories?

• Dr. Emerson

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In which year did Lincoln and Douglas both run
for the Senate seat in IL?

• 1858

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To which political party did Abe Lincoln belong?

• Republican

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When did Lincoln and Douglas debate in Alton?

• Oct. 7, 1858

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How many times did Lincoln and Douglas debate
across the state of IL?

• 7

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What was Lincolns platform when he ran for the
Senate in IL in 1858?

• Slavery was a moral issue
• Slavery should be stopped from spreading into the
  new territories.

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What were the 3 topics Lincoln and Douglas
debated that summer?

• Slavery in the new territories
• States rights when it came to slavery
• The Dred Scott decision

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Which Amendment changed how states elect their
Senators? Give the year too.

• 17th Amendment
• 1913

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When was John Browns Raid on the armory at
Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

• Oct. 1859

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What did John Brown hope to do at Harpers Ferry?

• Take control of a national armory and nearby
  rifle factory. They wanted to give the weapons
  to slaves and encourage them to revolt.

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What is a martyr?

• Someone who gives his/her life for a cause

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What is a platform?

• Statement of beliefs and intentions

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Name the four men, and their political party, who
ran for U.S. President in 1860.

• Lincoln, Republican
• Stephen Douglas, Northern Democrat
• John Breckinridge, Southern Democrat
• John Bell, Constitutional Union Party

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What was John Bells platform when he ran for
president in 1860?

• Come up with a new compromise!

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Examples of Slave Codes

• Needed permission to leave owners property
• Not allowed to work for pay
• Could not raise own cattle
• Could not beat drums
• Could not own guns
• Could not buy, make, or drink liquor
• Could not congregate w/o a White person present
• COULD NOT BE TAUGHT TO READ OR WRITE

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What was John Breckinridges platform when he ran
for U.S. president in 1860?

• States rights
• Protect slavery in the new territories

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Why did Lincoln win the election?

• The democrats split their votes between Stephen
  Douglas and John Breckinridge.

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What per cent of the votes elected Lincoln in
1860?

• He had only 40 of the popular votes

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Why did the South secede?

• Lincoln was elected president

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Which was the first state to secede?

• South Carolina

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When did South Carolina secede?

• Dec. 20, 1860.

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Name the 6 states that followed S.C.

• Mississippi
• Florida
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• TX

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Who did the South pick as their president?

• Jefferson Davis

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What did the Southern states name their new
country?

• Confederate States of America

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What was the first thing the Conf. States of
America did?

• Made their own constitution

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Who killed 5 pro-slavery leaders in Kansas?

• John Brown

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What did the Conf. States of America constitution
mandate?

• Conf. congress could NOT interfere with slavery

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What did the Souths constitution ban?

• A tariff

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In the Souths constitutionhow long could a
president serve?

• 6 years

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When and where did the 7 states that had seceded
meet to plan for their new country?

• Montgomery, Alabama
• Feb. 4, 1861

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To which political party did Douglas belong?

• Northern Democrats

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How many languages was Uncle Toms Cabin
published in?

• 37

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In the first week of publication of Uncle Toms
Cabin.how many copies were sold?

• 10 thousand copies

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Under which compromise did California join the
union as a free state?

• Comp. of 1850

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What purpose did the Slave Codes serve? (2)

• Control the slaves
• Punish the slaves

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What were common punishments for slaves?

• Whipping
• Branding
• Loss or ear or foot
• death

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What was Stephen Douglass platform in the IL
Senate race?

• Slavery was a political issue
• Slavery in the new territories should be decided
  with popular sovereignty.

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Which President helped the Colonization Society?

• President Monroe

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Name the conductor who made 19 trips on the
Underground Railway.

• Harriet Tubman

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Name the slave who started a rebellion in
Virginia in 1831.

• Nat Turner

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What of the slaves died during the Middle
Passage?

• 10-20

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Why did most free Blacks refuse to emigrate to
West Africa?

• Most ACS members were Southerners and they didnt
  trust them
• They suspected planters just wanted all FREE
  Blacks OUT of the country

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Death was a common punishment for slaves if they

• Tried to run away often
• Were caught stealing
• Were rebellious
• Hit a white person

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Who was clubbed unconscious on the senate floor?

• Senator Sumner

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How much did the average slave cost in the 1830s?

• 1,250

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What were the Souths reasons for seceding?

• Slavery issue
• tariffs

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Who proposed the Kansas/Nebraska Act?

• Stephen Douglas

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Who did freed Blacks help each other?

• Formed self-help groups
• Started their own churches
• They got involved with abolitionist groups
• Helped each other get jobs

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Children (slaves) entered the labor force at what
age?

• 3-4 years of age

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How was the slavery issue to be solved in the
territories of Kansas and Nebraska?

• Popular sovereignty

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Freed Blacks were not allowed to.

• Vote
• Serve on jury
• Work at skilled jobs
• Gather in public places (church, etc)
• Live in White neighborhoods

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How many slaves were brought to the Americas b/t
1720-1780?

• 11-16M Slaves

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How many copies of Uncle Toms cabin were sold in
England?

• 10 million copies

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In the MO Comp of 1820.what line divided the
slave and free states?

• 36-30 line

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How many slaves did the average Southern
plantation have?

• 10-25

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The Kan/Neb Act repealed which compromise?

• Missouri Compromise

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What was Kansass nickname in 1856?

• Bleeding Kansas

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When did Kansas join the Union?

• 1861as a free state

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When was the Missouri Compromise?

• 1820

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Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?

• Henry Clay

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Where was colonization to take place?

• Liberia (West Africa)

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When was the American Colonization Society
founded?

• 1817