Events Leading to Civil War

What are the three points of the Missouri Compromise?

• California would be admitted as a free state.

• Slavery would be prohibited (not allowed) from any territories north of 36 degrees N latitude, except for Missouri.

• The act did away with the Missouri Compromise.

• Maine would be admitted as a free state.

• Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.

What are five parts of the Compromise of 1850?

• California would be admitted as a free state.

• New Mexico would have no restrictions on slavery.

• There would be a stronger fugitive slave law.

• The New Mexico-Texas border dispute would be settled in favor of New Mexico.

• The slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia.

What are the two parts of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• California would be admitted as a free state.

• The act did away with the Missouri Compromise.

• It allowed the people in each territory to vote on whether or not they wanted slavery (popular sovereignty).

• Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.

• Maine would be admitted as a free state.

How did popular sovereignty affect the Kansas Territory?

• Violence erupted between anti-slavery and proslavery individuals.

• Dual governments were created in Kansas.

• It allowed slavery in California now that it was legal in Kansas.

• It upheld the Missouri Compromise.

What was the Fugitive Slave Law?

• None of the above.

• It was a law requiring slave owners to register their slaves with the national government.

• The Fugitive Slave Law required all citizens to return runaway slaves or face fines/imprisonment.

• It allowed the people in each territory to vote whether or not they wanted slavery.

What two points did Chief Justice Taney make in his ruling on the Dred-Scot Case

• A) Congress had the power to stop slavery in any territory

• B) Dred-Scot was not a citizen and had no right to file a law suit

• C) Popular sovereignty was allowed

• D) Dred-Scott was a slave and property and the 5th amendment does not allow property to be taken away.

The Dred-Scott decision divided the country. The South was happy with the decision because it reaffirmed their beliefs regarding slavery. Specifically, nothing could stop the spread of slavery. However, the Republicans in the North were outraged by the decision.

• True

• False

What was the main issue being debated in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• Social reform

• Women's rights

• Westward expansion

• Slavery

What was one effect of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• A) Congress developed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• B) Slavery was ended in the South.

• C) The Fugitive Slave Law was repealed across the nation.

• D) Lincoln received national recognition.

Who won the Election of 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Breckenridge

• John Bell