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| Kept the balance of free and slave states by allowing Missouri to join as a slave state and created Maine as a free. The Louisiana Purchase Territory was to be free - any thing above 36 / 30 mark. |
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| Douglas created the act which would allow the people to vote on whether they wanted to be slave or free states above the 36/30 parallel. Blacks were counted as 1/3 of a person. Kansas and Nebraska became slave states. |
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| Differences between the North and the South (see study guide) |
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| South was agriculture and relied on slaves. North was industrial and relied on immigrants to work for them. South was socially isolated and focused on old traditions. North was in contact with Europe and was more modern. North had more people. South had fewer white and was mostly slaves. |
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| Invented by Eli Whitney (black) it allowed for more cotton to be grown easily. The effect was that more slaves were needed to gather the cotton. |
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| Aboloitionists lead by John Brown attacked and killed pro-slavery whites who retaliated against abolitionists. May 1856 |
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| Reasons why slavery was not needed in the Northern economy |
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| They had immigrants to do the work in factories. Their economy was set up for manufacturing and trade not agriculture. |
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| series of debates on train cars between Lincoln and Stephen Douglas for Illinois Senate seat. Douglas supported slavery and believed in Popular Sovereignty where people vote on laws. Lincoln lost the race but it made him a famous person all country. |
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| Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. Tried to prove that people are good or bad regardless of their race. |
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| Name of President of the Confederate States |
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| Escaped slave who spent time in England and wrote newspaper articles calling for end of slavery and going to war if they have to. Described the brutality of slavery. |
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| Various secret houses where slaves would go to escape to the north. |
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| Escaped slave that helped set up the underground railroad. |
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| Declared that slaves are property and escaped slaves have to be returned to the South. |
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| Importance of the election of 1860 |
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| Lincoln won and the South reacted by setting up a separate President. |
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| Southerner who beileved that States rights should be stronger than the Federal government. Thought that South should secede |
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| Republican 16th president who believed the United States should stay united. Abolished slavery. Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth |
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| Abolitionist who believe the only way to end slavery was by fighting the South. |
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| Wrote the anti slave paper the Liberator. Founded American Anti Slavery Society that called for immediate emancipation of slaves. |
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| Declaring your independence like the North did with the South. |
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| Allowed bounty hunters to collect run away slaves and return them. |
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| People got to vote on laws. |
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| Political writer from Maryland who was a strong Unionist. Freed her slaves to distance herself from the south. Believed secession was illegal. Agreed with war to keep states together but didnt think congress should outlaw slavery. |
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| AKA The Great Compromiser. Helped shape the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. Introduced the idea of Popular Sovereignty. |
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| President of the Confederacy. Strong supporter of state's rights. wanted the south to be left alone. |
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| Founder of New York Tribune newspaper. Abolitionist. Was hated in the South because he called for equal rights for African Americans. Opposed the Civil War. First supported Lincoln but then didnt like that he didnt abolish slavery right away. |
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| Confederate General during Civil War. Loyal to south and strong supporter of state's rights. Did not believe in slavery or secession. |
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| Northerner and leader of Peace Democrats that opposed civil war. He was against secession but didnt agree with civil war. |
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