US state who's economy uses and relies on Slave Labour
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1850 Compromise
California a free state(breaking the balance), governments in the south west would decide whether it was a slave state, Fugitive Slave Act
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Popular Sovereignty
Allowing States to decide whether they want to be free or slave states
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Free State
No Slavery
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Missouri Compromise 1820
Agreement to decide which new western states would be free or slave states
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Westward Expansion
Settlers forming communities further west. North and South argued whether these should be fee or slave states
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Mexican War 1847
Caused breakdown of the Missouri Compromise and rise of popular sovereignty
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Abraham Lincoln
Elected President in 1860, anti-slavery and supported in this by many Democrats. His election was the last straw for the south and 6 states succeeded to form a confederate government
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Secession
Act of leaving a Union. This was threatened by the south after the Mexican War, the 1850 compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska act 1854
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Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
Made Slavery legal in these states undermining the 1820 and 1850 compromises
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Abolition Movements
Anti-Slavery Society was set up in 1832. It demanded equal civil and religious rights for freed slaves. Far stronger in the Northern states
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The Underground Railroad
From 1786 runaway slaves were helped to escape northwards along a secret route.50,000 slaves were helped. Harriet Tubman escaped from being a slave and made 19 trips saving other slaves
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Bleeding Kansas
By 1856 Kansas has two opposing governments, one for slavery the other for anti-slavery.700 pro-slavery supporters had a riot. After the federal government got involved a decision was made in 1858 that Kansas was a free state.
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John Brown and Harpers Ferry
1859, Brown & 19 followers seized weapons of the federal government. It was believed he was going to arm a slave rebellion so he was tried for treason and hanged. To northern abolitionists he was a hero, to southerners the north wanted to destroy
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
California a free state(breaking the balance), governments in the south west would decide whether it was a slave state, Fugitive Slave Act
Back
1850 Compromise
Card 3
Front
Allowing States to decide whether they want to be free or slave states
Back
Card 4
Front
No Slavery
Back
Card 5
Front
Agreement to decide which new western states would be free or slave states
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