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Why was it a problem when Missouri asked to become a slave state?
It would make the Senate unbalanced
What did the Missouri Compromise decide?
Missouri would be slave, Maine would be free, ban slavery in the northern half of the Louisiana Territory
What is one thing that that was decided by the Compromise of 1850?
Mexican Cession territories would vote, CA would be free, Fugitive Slave Law to catch runaways
What was the name of the novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Why was the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin so important?
It convinced people in the North that slavery was wrong
How did Kansas and Nebraska decide whether to have slavery?
They voted
What was Kansas' nickname after they voted for slavery and started fighting?
Bleeding Kansas
What did John Brown WANT to do at Harper's Ferry?
give slaves weapons so they could rebel
What actually ended up happening to John Brown at Harper's Ferry?
he was captured, and then put on trial for treason.
Why did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?
his owner had taken him to a free state
What is one thing the judge decided in the Dred Scott case?
still a slave, slaves are property, slaves aren't citizens and don't have the right to sue in court
What is one thing the judge decided in the Dred Scott case?
still a slave, slaves are property, slaves aren't citizens and don't have the right to sue in court
What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?
Republican
Which part of the country voted for Lincoln?
North
What did the south do after Lincoln was elected?
secede
What issue was causing sectionalism between the north and south?
Slavery
