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1. Event and Year on Describe the event (2 sentences or How did it create tensions
which it happened. less) between the North and the
South? (Don’t fill it in yet!!!!)
Northwest Ordinance Series of steps and policies for Did not allow slavery in the
admitting new states to the union Northwest territory
Nat Turner Slave The biggest slave revolt in American Exposed brutality of slavery
Rebellion (pg277) history. Nat Turner killed plantation and increased abolitionism
owners, but his revolt was stopped
and he was executed
Missouri Compromise Created an imaginary line along the Imaginary line divided U.S. in
36,30 parallel which divided slave half. Slave half and a free half
states and free states. Created an
event amount of slave states and
free states in the union
Tariff of Abomination Forced the South to pay higher tariffs Hurt the South. Protected the
on good. South became aggravated North. Economic differences
and threatened to leave the union
Nullification Crisis S. Carolina declared the tariff of S. Carolina threatens the leave
abomination unconstitutional and the union
threatened to leave the union

2. Underground Railroad A network of routes and safe-houses S. is upset by this system
for escaped slaves who wanted to which helps runaway slaves
move North
Annexation of Texas After revolting against Mexico, Texas Dispute over TX should be a
became its own country, but was slave state or a free state
eventually asked to join the union
Mexican American War War between U.S. and Mexico which N. do not want the war but S.
ended in a U.S. victory. U.S. obtained want the war
California, New Mexico, Nevada,
Utah, and Arizona
Compromise of 1850 Compromise between N. and S. Divides the country between
states that allowed California to join slave and free even more
the union as a free state, create the
Fugitive Slave Laws, and banned
slave trade in D.C.

3. Popular Sovereignty An idea where people of a People can decide if they
territory that is about to want slavery in their state or
become a new state will have not. People from the North
to option of voting whether and the South came to those
their state should be open to territories in order to
slavery or not. participate in the voting
Fugitive Slave Act Series of laws which stated Forced the N. to deal with
that runaway slaves must be runaway slaves
returned to their masters even
if captured in the North
Uncle Tom’s Cabin A novel describing the Exposed brutality of slavery,
problems of slavery, the hard but Southerners disagreed
life of a slave, and the with the book
hardship one must go through
when running away
Kansas Nebraska Act Created territory of Kansas States could choose if they
and Nebraska and allowed the want slaves or not. This led to
people living there to choose tensions
if they want slaves or not
through voting. This leads to
bleeding Kansas.

4. Bleeding Kansas Series of brutal confrontations in Mini-wars erupt between pro-
Kansas between those who wanted slavery and anti-slavery sides
to have slaves in the state and does
that did not want slavery
John Brown Responsible for killing of several Viewed by S. as a villain and
slavery supporters. Attempted to by the N. as a hero
start a slave revolt, but failed and
was executed.
Rise of the G.D.P. or A new party with Abe Lincoln as the Hated by the S. Abolitionist
Republican Party leader. Takes a strong stand against are members of the party
expansion of slavery
Bleeding Sumner Sumner delivered a speech against Sumner becomes a hero to
slavery. Preston Brooks felt offended the N. and Brooks to the S.
by it and beat Sumner with a cane Fighting between politicians
almost to death.
Dred Scott decision A supreme court case decision Outraged N. abolitionists.
stating that slaves are a property of Slavery could spread to new
the owner and can be taken areas
wherever the master decides to go

5. Lincoln Douglass A series of debates between Lincoln Slave debate which
debate and Douglass throughout Illinois strengthened the division
regarding the issue of slavery between N. and S.
Election of 1860 A historical election during which Lincoln wins S. Carolina leaves
Abraham Lincoln becomes president
due to 3 opponents belonging to
Democratic parties. The vote is split
between the 3 which allows Lincoln
to win