Failure of Compromise (College Board AP® US History): Flashcards
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Who made up the abolitionist movement?
Abolitionists included white and Black people, free people, and formerly enslaved and escaped people.
What did William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator argue for?
The Liberator argued for immediate emancipation.
What was the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The novel showed slavery's brutality and stirred anti-slavery thinking in the North.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in .
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Harriet Tubman escaped enslavement and returned to the South multiple times to lead others to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
What did John Brown attempt at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown led a raid to steal arms from a federal arsenal, supporting violent action to end slavery.
How did many Southerners react to John Brown's raid?
They saw it as an act of aggression and a direct threat to their way of life.
Define Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854).
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, proposed by Stephen Douglas, used popular sovereignty to let settlers in Kansas and Nebraska vote on whether to allow slavery.
True or False?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act strengthened the Missouri Compromise.
False.
It repealed the Missouri Compromise, opening northern territory to slavery.
Define Bleeding Kansas.
Bleeding Kansas (1854-1859) was the violence between pro- and anti-slavery settlers trying to decide Kansas's status on slavery.
How did residents of Missouri influence elections in Kansas?
Missourians crossed the border to cast illegal votes for slavery.
Which Kansas legislature did President Franklin Pierce recognize?
Pierce recognized the pro-slavery legislature, increasing tensions.
True or False?
Dred Scott argued that living in a free state and territory made him free.
True.
Scott sued for his freedom on these grounds, but the Court ruled that as an enslaved person he had no right to sue in federal court.
Which Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Chief Justice Roger Taney wrote the majority opinion.
What did the Court rule about federal power over slavery in the territories?
The federal government had no authority to prohibit slavery in any territory.
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision upheld the Missouri Compromise.
False.
The decision invalidated the Missouri Compromise, effectively legalizing slavery in all territories.
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