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8th Chpt 10 Sucessio
8th Vha[ter 10 ROAD TO SECESSION - THE SECTIONAL CRISIS
Question | Answer |
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THE NULLIFICATION CRISIS | South Carolina declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void in the state if SC |
MISSOURI COMPROMISE | Legislation that admitted Maine as a free state, while slavery was outlawed in Louisiana Purchase territories above the 36° 30', except for Missouri. |
COMPROMISE OF 1850 | Legislation that reduced sectional conflict by enacting the principles of popular sovereignty in new territories of the West. |
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IS PUBLISHED | anti-slavery novel written by Hasrriet Beecher Stowe. |
FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW | Legislation that held that escaped slaves would be returned to their masters; citizens of free states must cooperate with the law. |
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT | Replaced the Missouri Compromise by allowing people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted slavery in their territory |
DRED SCOTT CASE DECISION | Landmark cased decided by the US Supreme Court that held that slaces were not US citizens and had no right to sue in federal court. |
JOHN BROWN'S RAID ON HARPER'S FERRY | Effort by abolitionist to initiate a slave revolt by taking power over a US arsenal in Virginia. |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES | Outcome of the election of 1860 over John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas. |
SOUTH CAROLINA SECEDES FROM THE UNION | First state to break away from the United States. |