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