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what were the reactions of the north and south when Missouri applied as a slave state? |
northerners opposed this because missouri was north of the Ohio River. the balance between free and slave states would be disturbed. southerners favored this. |
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which side favored the Tallmadge amendment? why? |
the North favored the Talmage Amendment because Missouri would be a free state and slavery would be kept out of the north |
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what were the two parts of the Missouri Compromise? |
the Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri in as a slave state and Maine as a free state. an imaginary line was drawn to mark the border between the areas. |
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why was the Missouri Compromise created, and how did the sides react? |
this compromise was created to keep the balance equal. both sides do not really favor this but the South won because Missouri was north of the boundary line |
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what was the Wilmot Proviso? |
it banned slavery in the Mexican Cession. (Didnt happen) |
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what were the reactions of the north and the south? (Wilmot Proviso) |
the north favored this because they didn't want slavery expanding west. the south said Congress had no right to tell slave holders where they could take their property |
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what was the norths reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry? |
some thought Brown was crazy but others saw him as a hero |
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what was the Souths reaction? (John Brown raid) |
the south was outraged at the support from the north. they suspected that northerners were trying to end slavery legally, and that would encourage slave uprisings in the south |
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what was the Dred Scott case? |
Dred Scott a slave traveled with his master to Wisconson for a 2 month stay. he argued that his stay in a free state made in a free man so he sued and went to court. |
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what were the two main parts in the Dred Scott decision? |
1. Scott nor any African American cannot sue for freedom they were not citizens. scotts stay in Wisconsin did not make him a free man because the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional 2. Congress could not ban slavery in the western territories |
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what was included in the Kansas Nebraska Act? |
Kansas and Nebraska citizens would decide if they would have slavery |
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who was John Brown? what did he do? |
John Brown, a northerner, invaded an arsenal with his sons and attempted to arm each slave with a weapon. his attempt failed and he was arrested and executed. he killed five settlers at the Pottawatomie river. this event was known as "Bloody Kansas". |
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what was the compromise of 1850? which part was controversial? |
California was admitted as a free state. new western territories would decide on slavery by popular sovereignty. slave trade in Washington DC was ended. the added strong Fugitive Slave Law was controversial. |
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how did the states react to the compromise of 1850 and how effective was it? |
again neither side was too pleased. the South begin to talk of peacefully seceding. the North didn't want to enforce the fugitive slave law and southerners wanted it enforced more. |
