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Chapter 15 Cornell Notes #1 Questions/ Connections: Topic/Objective: Name: The Debate over Slavery and Trouble in Kansas Period: Essential Question: What situations were arising in the United States that led to the division of the country? Section 1: The Debate over Slavery Introduction 1. _______________ was one of the biggest issues that divided the North and the South. 2. The _______________ felt that slavery was their ________________ and no one should tell them what to do with it. Questioning the Expansion of Slavery 1. Slavery: (The Missouri Compromise of 1820 Example) a. Missouri entered the Union as a __________________________. b. Slavery was not allowed ___________________of the 36 30’ line c. The Missouri Compromise was only for the Louisiana Territory, not the new land from the ____________________________ d. President Polk wanted the slave line to stretch to the _______________ 2. Sectionalism a. Definition: Sectionalism is ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________. b. The government needed to decide how to handle the Mexican War territories. 3. Definition: Popular Sovereignty - ________________________________ _________________________________________________________ a. Voters in a territory would decide whether they wanted to ban slavery or not. Compromise of 1850 1. The gold rush of ________________ caused California to have a population boom. 2. _________________________wanted to enter the Union as a free state. 3. This would undo the balance in the __________________. 4. “We are about to permanently destroy the balance of power between the sections.” (Senator Jefferson Davis of Mississippi) 5. __________________ helped Congress develop the Compromise of 1850. a. California is a _________________________. b. New Mexico Territory would decide slavery through Popular Sovereignty. c. Texas should claim the Rio Grande as its border. d. End the slave trade in _____________________________. e. A new Fugitive Slave Law. 6. Calhoun, on his death bed, opposed this idea 7. The Compromise was ___________________ in Congress. Fugitive Slave Law 1. This made it a _______________________ to help runaway slaves. 2. Free African Americans became fearful and fled to _________________. 3. _____________________ in the North led the opposition to this slave law. 4. The Northerners did not like to be pushed around. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1. Written by ________________________________. 2. The novel sparked outrage in the South. 3. _____________________ copies were sold. 4. Significance: ________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Section 2: Trouble in Kansas Introduction 1. The _________________________ forced the United States to question the legality of the Compromise of 1850. 2. The passing of the ____________________________ foreshadowed the future Civil War. Election of 1852 1. Democratic Convention chose _______________ as their candidate in 1852. 2. Many Southerners felt that Pierce was reliable over the slavery question. 3. __________ ran on the Whig side (former general during the Mexican War). 4. Significance: _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Kansas Nebraska Act 1. Originally, Stephen Douglas (_______________________) wanted railroads to cross into his home state. a. The Southern Senators wanted it in the _________________. b. They made a compromise: Repeal the Missouri Compromise for the railroads. 2. The Kansas-Nebraska Act would divide the rest of the Louisiana Territory into two parts and would let ____________________________ decide the question of slavery in each part. 3. Antislavery northerners were outraged. 4. Congress would not approve his railroad until ______________. 5. This Act convinced many _____________________ that the slave owners had the upper hand. “Bleeding Kansas” 1. Both _______________ and ________________ groups headed to Kansas. 2. Two different governments a. To ensure a pro-slavery victory, Missourians _______ and returned home. b. Passed a series of ____________________________. c. In response, the anti-slavery group created a government ________ away. 3. The Bleeding a. Both sides attacked each other. b. Both sides were __________________________. c. Kansas collapsed into a ______________ between abolitionist and proslavery groups. 4. The Beating of Sumner a. Senator ___________________ criticized pro-slavery efforts in Kansas. b. Insulted Senator Butler (____________________________). c. Representative _______________________, a relative of Butler, beat Sumner unconscious in the Senate. Summary: