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Chapter 14 – compromise and Conflict ( 1848-1861 )
Section 1
The winner of the election of 1848 was ___________________.
______________________ was when voters within a territory would decide if slavery would be adopted.
The Free-soil party’s motto was “Free soil, free _________, free ___________ and free ___________.”
California Question intensified after the gold rush in ______________ in 18 _____.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to enter the union as a _______ ( slave or free ) state while
the District of Columbia would abolish the slave trade but not slavery.
In addition, the south would get stronger __________________ laws which would slow down the
________________________________.
Popular sovereignty would decide the slave issue in the 2 new territories of ___________ and
_____________________.
Elias Howe
Charles Goodyear
John Deere
a)
b)
c)
invented new farming plows
revolutionized shirt making with his sewing machine
invented vulcanized rubber which improved quality of tires
Section 2
There were basically 2 different types of slaves.
The relationship between house servants and their masters was generally very good, but the relationship
between _________________ workers and their masters was much more strict.
Marriages between slaves were not legally recognized.
Families could be broken up by sale.
It was illegal to teach enslaved people to read and write.
True or False
True or False
True or False
Some people tried to say that slavery was okay because it was a “_______________________” because all
enslaved people’s material needs were provided.
Fugitive Slave Law – stated that the word of a _________________ or even someone who claimed to be,
was taken as conclusive proof of identity of the runaway. If these slaves were caught, they would be taken
back to their plantations.
Harriet Tubman was known as ___________________________ because she helped in the running away
of over _______________ African slaves.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a famous book called _____________________________ which showed
slavery at its worst. This popular book had a huge impact on many of the attitudes of the day.
The ______________________ Act created 2 new states that would have to sort out their position on
slavery.
Bleeding Kansas - this state became a bloody struggle between pro-slavery and anti-slavery.
Election of 1856 - _______________ won the election. He thought the slavery issue should be settled in
the Supreme court.
The ______________________ Decision was just that case… It found on the side of the North or South
and instead of resolving the issue, it brought it out even further into the public’s consciousness.
Section 3
Lincoln vs. Douglas – senator election in the state of Illinois in 1858 – was won by ______________.
_______________________’s Raid was an attempt to gather weapons and distribute them to the enslaved
people in the region of Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. He was arrested and eventually hanged for his role in the
attempted slave revolt.
Election of 1860 was won by _____________________________ . A big reason for this was because the
pro-slavery vote was divided by 2 main candidates, while most of the anti-slavery votes were cast for
Lincoln.
The south _______________ after the victory for Lincoln as they considered him
“_________________________________________________________________ “
The confederacy was made up of 7 southern states. They were
_____________________
______________________
__________________
_____________________
______________________
__________________
_____________________
These states voted for _________________________________ or withdrawal from the USA.
Lincoln said “No state ____________________________________________________________ can
lawfully get out of the Union.”
He was not going to start a war with the south but he would protect all federal property in southern states.
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