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15 Cards in this Set
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THREE FIFTH COMPROMISE
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every five people in a state would count as three free persons for determining both representation and taxes
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WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
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founder of LIBERATOR
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AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY
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ending slavery wouldn't end racism = best to send back African Americans back to Africa = Liberia = 1200 moved back = most considered us as home, high cost
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS
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published NORTH STAR, NARRATIVE OF TEH LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, escaped slavery in MD
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COMPROMISE OF 1850
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stephen douglass
1. CA = free state 2. popular sovereignty determine slave issue = UT, NM 3. TX border dispute NM resolved, received $10 million 4. slave trade (not itself) abolished in district of columbia 5. strong federal enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act |
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FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT
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1. a person claiming that an African American had escaped from slavery had ONLY TO POINT OUT THAT PERSON AS A RUNAWAY to take him or her into custody
2. accused then would be brought before a federal commissioner 3. ONLY NEEDED WHITE WITNESSES was all a court needed to order the person sent south 4. accused had NO RIGHT TO TRIAL, NOT ALLOWED TO TESTIFY |
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FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR FLA
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$5 for disagreeing with slaveholder
$10 for agreeing with slaveholder Law required citizens and federal marshals to help capture fugitives |
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
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book published in 1852 by Harriet Stowe: about enslaved hero, Tom, and the villanious oversser, Simon Legree and shows horror of slavery
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KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT 1854
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douglass proposed to UNDO MO COMPROMISE and allow slavery in the region
divided the region in to 2 NE=free KA=slavery |
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DREDD SCOTT DECISION
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enslaved man whose MO slaveryholder taken him to free territory before returning to MO. Sued to end his slavery, assisted by abolitionists. Taney ruled against him: african american were not citizens = couldn't sue BUT pointed out MO compromise ban slavery above MO border. Supreme Court said federal gov. CANT PROHIBIT SLAVERY IN FREE SOIL
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JOHN BROWN & RAID ON HARPER'S FERRY
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abolitionist who planned to seize federal arsenal @ Harper's Ferry, and free/arm enslaved people and START INSURRECTION. US marines ended the rebellion by capturing Brown. convicted him and sentenced hiim to death.
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SUCESSION ORDER
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Lower South: SC started followed by MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, TX in 1861
Upper South: VA started followed by Ak, NC, TN they didn't want to war |
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Jefferson Davis
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President of Confederacy
Former senatator of MS |
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FALL OF FORT SUMTER
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lincoln announced that he intended to resupply FT.SUMTER, Davis decided to take it before supply ship come, Union troops surrenderd
CIVIL WAR BEGAN |
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YEARS OF WAR
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1861~1865
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