11.3b - Sectionalism and Build-up to the Civil War | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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The Lincoln-Douglas debates focused mainly on

Election procedures in the West

The expansion of slavery into new lands

Banking and tariffs

U.S. foreign policy

The Missouri Compromise attempted to resolve tensions by

Banning slave trade across the country

Removing the 3/5 rule from the Constitution

Ending slavery in Northern states

Keeping a balance of free and slave states

Southern leaders supported slavery as

A failed economic system

Vital to agriculture and social structure

Unpopular in border states

Banned by federal law

The expansion of slavery became a national issue due to

Lower taxes for plantations

New western lands needing decisions on slavery

Supreme Court restrictions

Decreased cotton production

Jackson’s response to Worcester v. Georgia showed that he

Ignored the Supreme Court’s decision

Resigned in protest

Respected the Court’s authority

Supported Native American rights

William Lloyd Garrison published

The Federalist, promoting the Constitution

The Liberator, which opposed slavery

Common Sense, which urged independence

The Kansas Code, about local laws

The Trail of Tears was the forced removal of

Enslaved people from the Upper South

Loyalists after the American Revolution

Cherokee and other tribes to western territories

Mexican farmers from Texas

The term “sectionalism” refers to

Loyalty to one’s region over the country

Migration from cities to farms

The formation of third parties

The separation of church and state

Southern leaders used the idea of states’ rights to

Defend slavery from federal interference

Promote civil rights protections

Reform immigration policies

Ban all new taxes

John Brown is most known for

Debating slavery in Congress

Trying to start a revolt at Harpers Ferry

Leading protests against tariffs

Writing the Compromise of 1850

One effect of the Fugitive Slave Act was

Greater division between North and South

Less Northern resistance

Decline in Southern agriculture

Freedom for escaped slaves

Abraham Lincoln gained national attention by

Writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Challenging slavery in political debates

Leading Southern Democrats

Protesting taxes in Massachusetts

The Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford stated that

The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

Slaves had limited legal protections

States must return all escaped slaves

Congress could end slavery anywhere

The North had more railroads and factories than the South, which

Led to stronger support for slavery

Made it harder to pass the Fugitive Slave Act

Caused sectional peace and prosperity

Gave it a major advantage during the Civil War

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed the federal government to

End land disputes in New England

Protect Native American lands from settlers

Grant U.S. citizenship to all Native peoples

Relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi River

Andrew Jackson’s use of the spoils system meant that he

Fired federal judges for political gain

Gave government jobs to political supporters

Promoted the best-qualified civil servants

Hired only military officers into government

The Nullification Crisis showed that

Slavery was ending peacefully

Congress had no power to tax

Courts could override elections

States might try to ignore federal laws

Secession means

Reforming state constitutions

Voting to limit tariffs

Creating new military branches

Leaving the United States

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed settlers to

Choose new governors directly

Ban all slavery in the West

Vote on whether to allow slavery

Remove federal law enforcement

Abraham Lincoln believed his main goal was to

Preserve the Union above all else

End states’ rights forever

Abolish slavery in all states

Promote Western settlement

The abolition movement focused on

Passing voting laws for immigrants

Balancing trade with the South

Expanding the Constitution

Ending slavery in the United States

The Underground Railroad helped enslaved people by

Starting open rebellions

Sending petitions to Congress

Selling land in the West

Providing secret escape routes to freedom

President Andrew Jackson opposed the National Bank because he

Thought it helped small farmers

Believed it favored the wealthy elite

Wanted to increase its power

Supported foreign ownership of banks

Frederick Douglass was known for

Writing pro-slavery laws

Creating the Missouri Compromise

Speaking out against slavery and injustice

Leading a Southern rebellion

The election of 1860 led to

Abolition of slavery nationwide

Northern states leaving the Union

Full support of Lincoln in the South

Southern states seceding from the Union

The Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia ruled that

The Indian Removal Act was legal

Georgia had no authority over Cherokee lands

States could nullify federal laws

Native Americans could not own land

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Raised Northern anger toward slavery

Justified the Dred Scott decision

Proposed a compromise on slavery

Supported Southern slaveowners

The Compromise of 1850 included

Giving citizenship to freed slaves

Annexing new land from the territories

Passing a tougher Fugitive Slave Law

Banning slavery in western states

"Bleeding Kansas" was a result of

Economic hardship from war debt

A rebellion against British troops

Northern opposition to tariffs

Fighting over slavery in new territories

The Republican Party was formed to

Repeal the Missouri Compromise

Oppose the spread of slavery to new territories

Back the Dred Scott decision

Support lower taxes for farmers

The Dred Scott decision ruled that

Slaves had full legal rights

All states must allow slavery

Free blacks could vote in all elections

Enslaved people were considered property

The main goal of the Free Soil Party was to

Support national banks

End immigration from Europe

Lower Southern taxes

Stop the expansion of slavery westward

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