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