Stowe Scott Brown slides

I wanted to free slaves. I took over an arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Several people were killed. I was executed and became a martyr in the North.

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Raid on Harper's Ferry (with John Brown) ​

Multiple Choice

The purpose of John Brown's raid was to....

• steal supplies and sell them for money
• get his name in the local newspapers
• start a slave revolt
• get the 13th amendment passed

Multiple Choice

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

• That it was ok to own a slave

• That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

• That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

• That slavery was wrong

Multiple Choice

How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?

• It showed Northerners that slavery was a problem
• It created new laws
• It taught many slaves how to read
• It only hurt the reform movement

Multiple Choice

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

• Slavery Is Illegal

• Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

• No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

• People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

Multiple Choice

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character.

• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

Multiple Choice

The Dred Scott decision...

• angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

• satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

• promoted the abolitionist movement.

• resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

-Added California as a Free State

-Utah & New Mexico Territories opened to slavery by Popular Sovereignty 

-Outlawed slave trade in D.C.

-Fugitive Slave Act

-No black people safe in the North

-Northerners forced to aid slave catchers

Compromise of 1850

Multiple Choice

What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Runaway Act
• 2nd Amendment
• Slaveholder Law