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KansasNebraska
Act &Bleeding Kansas
SlaveryCompromise
Of 1850
John Brown’s
Raid
Dred ScottCase
Who thought of the Kansas
Nebraska Act?
Stephen A. Douglas
When was the Kansas
Nebraska Act established?
True of False: Kansas and
Nebraska would decide to be free or slave
states through popular
sovereignty.
What area was known as the
Nebraska territory before it split into the two
separate territories?
The territory stretched from
Texas to Canada and
from Missouri west to the
Rocky Mountains
Besides dividing the Nebraska territory, what
else did the Kansas
Nebraska Act do?
The Kansas Nebraska Act also repealed the prohibition of slavery north of the Missouri
Compromise line
Where did most slaves try to escape to?
What was the name of the
book that showed the northerners what slavery
was really like?
The name of the book was Uncle Tom’s
Cabin.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and when was it published?
Harriet Beecher Stowe; 1852
In the new Fugitive Slave Act, anyone
caught hiding runaway-slaves
would have what punishment?
They could be fined $1,000
and be imprisoned for
up to six months
Who was one of the leading
“conductors” on the underground
railroad, other than Harriet
Tubman?
Elijah Anderson (from Ohio),
who led more than 1000 slaves to
freedom during the years of 1850-1855
Who created the compromise of
1850?
Henry Clay
(also created the Missouri
Compromise)
True or False: Before the
compromise was passed, Senators
Calhoun and Webster had
debates about if it was fair to both
sides.
True; Calhoun was ill, so another senator read his speech that was against the compromise. After that, Webster made a
speech that was for the compromise. They went
back and forth until Douglas guided each bill
through and won approval for all 5 of them.
Who passed the compromise;
President Taylor, or Millard Fillmore?
Millard Fillmore, President Taylor’s successor (Taylor
died about 2 months earlier)
What were the conditions of the Compromise of
1850 that supported the
north?
California would be a free state, Texas giving up
land, and no slave trade in the nation’s capital
What did the Compromise of 1850 state that
was in favor of the south?
New Mexico, and Utah as states with popular
sovereignty and a law that enforces
the return of runaway slaves.
How have we heard about John Brown
before?
John Brown was the man that
started Bleeding Kansas
When and where did John Brown and 18 men invade?
The night was October 16,
1859 and the town was
Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
Who was the president that ordered the
troops to go in after John Brown?
President James Buchanan
Who led the militia that went
after John Brown?
Colonel Robert E. Lee
What was John Brown’s plan?
His plan was to go to the arsenal, grab
weapons, and distribute them to the
slaves, who were supposed to kill their owners. This was to get rid of slavery.
Who was the judge that made the decision in the Dred Scott
case?
Chief Justice
Roger B. Taney
What were the names of the
two states that Dred Scott was
taken to?
Illinois and Wisconsin
True or False:
The court voted 7-2, going along
with Dred.
False; many of the judges
favored slavery and they voted
7-2 against him.
On what date was the Dred
Scott case decision made?
March 6, 1857 Roger Taney
made his decision.
Other than Dred Scott not being free, what other
decision was made at the same time?
The Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories, and all territories were now open
to slavery.