supreme court decision regarding a slave brought to the north that effectively ruled that slaves are property and can never be freed.

part of the compromise of 1850 that required that all escaped slaves be returned to their masters and that free states had to cooperate in this law.

concept that the will of the people is the authority and people are the source of all political authority.

anti-slavery newspaper published by william lloyd garrison.

political party of the mid-1800's that supported abolitionism as its main goal.

someone who was against slavery.

which of the following was a way for congress to balance free and slave states.

this admitted california as a free state, created utah and new mexico territories with slavery to be determined by popular sovereignty in each, and ended the slave trade in washington, D.C.

this was reached in 1820 to banance the # of free and slave states after the admission of missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state.

this mandated popular sovereignty allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed in kansas & nebraska and overturned the missouri compromise's

favored federal government power

pro-slavery

wealthy plantation owners

large farming and slaves

antislavery

wanted to secede

favored state power/rights

wanted kansas to be free

abolitionists

industry/ large cities

disliked abraham lincoln for president

feared they would lose powers/rights with new states added.

favored abraham lincoln for president

wanted kansas to have slavery

novel that helped fuel the fire between the north and south

pushed the country closer the war in stating that a slave who had lived in a free state didn't have his freedom

states runaway slaves had to be returned and if you were found helping escaped slaves you would be punished

battled slavery in new territories as the U.S. extended westward

allowed popular sovereignty to decide if a state had slavery

the goal was to seize arms and ammuntion from a federal arsenal, arm slaves in the area and start a slave rebellion in the south.

the start of the confederate sate of american v united state of america

first to leave the union

election of 1860

less diverse

larger cities

more industrial

history and culture

slavery-based economy

mostly christian

more manufacturing and factories

more diverse

fewer immigrants

democratic

english language

smaller population

larger population

few large cities- made up mostly of smaller cities and towns

more agricultural with large plantations

Ulysses S. Grant

William T. Sherman

Stonewall Jackson

J.E.B. Stuart

Robert E. Lee

July 1-3, 1863 40,000 casualities won by the Union and a major turning point in the war after the South lost so many troops.

July 1861- First major LAND battle of the war. Neither side was prepared but it was considered a victory for the Confederacy

September 1862 Over 20,000 casualties won by Union's General McClellan but the deadliest single day in U.S. History. Took place in Maryland.

Delivered November 19, 2816 at the dedication of Gettysburg battle field. It was a short message to commemorate the battlefield and soldiers who died. In it, Lincoln sums up what makes America great the principles of human equality and freedom.

Delivered March 4, 1865 at the Capitol building. Victory in the Civil War was at hand and Lincoln spoke about Reconstruction and welcoming back the South with open arms.

Freed all slave in rebelling states.