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The Missouri Compromise attempted to resolve tensions by
Ending slavery in Northern states
Removing the 3/5 rule from the Constitution
Keeping a balance of free and slave states
Banning slave trade across the country
The Compromise of 1850 included
Passing a tougher Fugitive Slave Law
Banning slavery in western states
Annexing new land from the territories
Giving citizenship to freed slaves
The Dred Scott decision ruled that
Enslaved people were considered property
Slaves had full legal rights
All states must allow slavery
Free blacks could vote in all elections
William Lloyd Garrison published
Common Sense, which urged independence
The Federalist, promoting the Constitution
The Liberator, which opposed slavery
The Kansas Code, about local laws
John Brown is most known for
Debating slavery in Congress
Writing the Compromise of 1850
Trying to start a revolt at Harpers Ferry
Leading protests against tariffs
The expansion of slavery became a national issue due to
New western lands needing decisions on slavery
Supreme Court restrictions
Lower taxes for plantations
Decreased cotton production
One effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was
Less Northern resistance
Decline in Southern agriculture
Greater division between North and South
Freedom for escaped slaves
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers to
Remove federal law enforcement
Choose new governors directly
Vote on whether to allow slavery
Ban all slavery in the West
"Bleeding Kansas" was a result of
Economic hardship from war debt
A rebellion against British troops
Fighting over slavery in new territories
Northern opposition to tariffs
The Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford stated that
Congress could end slavery anywhere
States must return all escaped slaves
Slaves had limited legal protections
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Proposed a compromise on slavery
Raised Northern anger toward slavery
Justified the Dred Scott decision
Supported Southern slaveowners
The abolition movement focused on
Expanding the Constitution
Passing voting laws for immigrants
Balancing trade with the South
Ending slavery in the United States
Frederick Douglass was known for
Writing pro-slavery laws
Leading a Southern rebellion
Creating the Missouri Compromise
Speaking out against slavery and injustice
The Underground Railroad helped enslaved people by
Starting open rebellions
Selling land in the West
Providing secret escape routes to freedom
Sending petitions to Congress
The Lincoln-Douglas debates focused mainly on
Banking and tariffs
U.S. foreign policy
Election procedures in the West
The expansion of slavery into new lands
Abraham Lincoln gained national attention by
Challenging slavery in political debates
Writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Leading Southern Democrats
Protesting taxes in Massachusetts
