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Causes and effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Cause: Stephen Douglas wanted Southern support for a railroad. Effect: Repealed Missouri Compromise, led to Bleeding Kansas.
Causes and effects of Bleeding Kansas?
Cause: Popular sovereignty led to violence. Effect: Increased sectionalism, further divided the nation.
Causes and effects of the Dred Scott Decision?
Cause: Dred Scott sued for freedom. Effect: Missouri Compromise invalidated, increased sectionalism.
Causes and effects of John Brown's Raid?
Cause: John Brown wanted to incite slave rebellion. Effect: Heightened Southern fears, further division.
Causes and effects of election fraud in Bleeding Kansas?
Cause: Pro-slavery activists sought to control the territory. Effect: Intensified violence and deepened divisions.
Causes and effects of the collapse of the Whig Party?
Cause: Divisions over slavery. Effect: Rise of the Republican Party.
Who was Stephen Douglas?
Senator who sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Who was Dred Scott?
Enslaved man who sued for his freedom.
Who was John Brown?
Abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry.
Who were Conscience Whigs?
Northern Whigs who opposed slavery on moral grounds.
Who were Cotton Whigs?
Southern Whigs who supported slavery for economic reasons.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)?
Repealed the Missouri Compromise, introduced popular sovereignty.
What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Intensified sectionalism, ended the Second Party System.
What was Bleeding Kansas (1854-1861)?
Violent conflict over slavery in Kansas territory.
What was the Caning of Senator Sumner?
Southern congressman attacked a Northern senator in Congress.
What was the Dred Scott Decision (1857)?
Supreme Court ruled against Scott, denied citizenship to African Americans.
What was the impact of the Dred Scott Decision?
Invalidated Missouri Compromise, increased sectionalism.
What was John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)?
Abolitionist raid on federal armory to incite slave rebellion.
What was the impact of John Brown's Raid?
Brown became a martyr, heightened Southern fears, further division.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Limited the expansion of slavery north of the 36°30′ line.
What was election fraud in Bleeding Kansas?
Pro-slavery forces rigged elections through violence and intimidation.