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American History
1850s
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10/26/2005

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What were the main points of the Compromise of 1850?
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California came in as a free state. Territories would decide on slavery. Slave trade was abolished in Washington, DC. There was a stricter federal fugitive law.
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What did the Kansas Nebraska Act lead to?
Definition
The Kansas-Nebraska led to much voilence. It was named "Bleeding Kansas".
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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act settle the issue of slavery?
Definition
It split the state up/
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Who was responsible for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
Definition
Henry Clay
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What is popular sovereignty?
Definition
Popular sovereignty is when the territories decide if they want slavery or not.
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Who actually got the Compromise of 1850 passed? How?
Definition
Stephen Douglas He separated the slave states from the non-slave states.
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What 1849 event brought California into the spotlight?
Definition
The Gold Rush
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Why did California's application for statehood cause a national uproar?
Definition
It raised the question of slavery.
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What happened to Senator Sumner?
Definition
He was beaten by Presto Brooks, who was against slavery.
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What are the main points of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
Definition
The North had to give back runaway slaves.
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Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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