HIST 2010 1st EditionFinal Exam Study Guide The exam will contain fifty, two-point questions and will consist entirely of matching and multiple choice questions. You will answer the questions on a ScanTron answer sheet; therefore, you will need to bring a #2 pencil.Uncle Tom’s Cabin- Fictional account of slaves- Uncle tom was a Christian slave - The slave law in practice and - Uncle Tom’s mater would make him whip other slaves and if he refused he was whipped to death- This showed them brutality of slavery and move them into abolitionist - Written by harriet beecher stowe’s White Southerners’ Need for Land- Economic reasons- Needs to expand because the ground becomes less fertile- The south knows they can never catch up to the north in the House - BUT as long as they maintain enough votes in the senate they can beat any legislature - Political Reasons- Must be allowed to expand in new territories if slavery were to thrive -Kansas-Nebraska Act- 1854. - Proposed by Steven Douglas.- There is a need to organize territory for settlers and hopes for a transcontinental railroad.- Takes the remainder of Louisiana Purchase and divides it into Kansas and Nebraska and says that these people will decide on slavery themselves. - This outrages free-soilers because it is above 30' 60' line. Evidence of a slave power conspiracy.- Destroys the Whig party and births the republican party Popular Sovereignty- Let the people decideThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Is that when people begin to move into territory let the inhabitants decide if they want to allow or prohibit slaves- Looks good but fails in practiceDred Scott Decision- Dred Scott was a slave of a military officer of Missouri, When Dred Scotts owners died and since he was taken on free soil in free state he should be free - Real goal was supreme court to deal with the overall issue of slavery- On March 1857, 7/2 decision they decide:- -that he is a slave and he cannot bring suit in federal court - Dred Scott was a slave and was protected by their master’s and therefore he can be taken by his master into any territory- Dred Scott is considered “property” so that means that the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional- Before this the best hope for southerners was popular sovereignty - Now with this southerners abandoned this and they call for the Dred Scott to be enforced and slaves should be able to be taken into territory and the federal government protects the slaves- It further divides the N & SJohn Brown’s Raid- His plan is to take an armed band into Virginia and go to Harpers Ferry, VA (arsenal there) seize those weapons. Slaves were going to run away from plantations pass out the guns and then run to the south and then have an army of slaves - Him and his men do make it to Harpers ferry and seize the arsenal and no slaves come - Local citizens rise up and trade fire on Brown and his men- Robert E. Lee Co. of the U.S. army goes in and kills some of the army and his are captured and Brown is captured- Looks like Brown was acting on abolitionist of the North and that prevent the Southerners - Showed that the Northerners wanted to END slavery once and for all - They put him on trial and they hang his and his followers, to southerners he was a criminal Crittenden Compromise- Mr. Crittenden took Clay’s position in the “compromise maker”- Takes the proposals that he receives and wraps them into one big proposal - 1. protect slavery in the states where it exists- 2. extend the 36’30’’ line all the way to CA- 3. any fugitive slave that could not be recovered the government would pay you for the uncovered slaves- kicker these would become amendments of the US constitution not laws so they couldn’t be easily overturned or changed- was directed to please the southNat Turner’s Rebellion- Nat Turner was a slave preacher - Allowed to preach in slave only services- He organized this rebellion- They went around to other plantations in Virginia and killed the whites and had their slaves join the rebellion - 57 whites died and 100 slaves executed - To punish the slave and send the message- There weren’t many slave rebellions because usually none of them would succeed Wilmot Proviso- Proposed by Wilmot, Free Soilers - Any territory that is acquired with the Mexico war then those territories will be free soilFree-Soilers- White Northerners, means that white northerners wanted new territory to be free of slavery “free soil”- They believed that opportunity for advancement was essential and such opportunities did not exist in a slave society- Wanted those territories open to whites- They believed in “the right to rise” improve your life an advanceAlamo- They have fortified it Texans and volunteers have fortified this structure - The Alamo defenders are supposed to buy time so Sam can build and army- Santana decides to attack the Alamo to seize it - 13 days they launch attack after attacker FINALLY they are successful and kill everyone including Davie CrokettWomen in Civil War- They took an active part in the war- They were hosting fundraisers- making flags- working in factories - running farms (north and south) serving as spies- disguised themselves as men to fight in the war.Manifest Destiny- Americans Believed that was their destiny to expand all the way to the pacific coast- IT would benefit our economy as well Compromise of 1850- Henry Clay’s Proposal- He proposes (comes to 1850 Compromise)- Ca is omitted to Union as a free state- To send the Surveyor’s out to NM and UT when lines drawn they will allow popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery- Slavery would continue is Washington D.C.- The slave trade is abolished: the parading of slave for auction is ended - A stronger fugitive slave law in the south -Nashville Convention- a meeting is called in Nashville,- 9 southern delegates arrive in Nashville- Succeed or Succession (leave the Union)- Talk about the crisis and wait and see approach - Indicate that southerners are beginning to come together with similar interest and concerns- They decide note to succeed - Since they didn’t take any action it made compromise easierFugitive Slave Law- 10,000 of thousands of slaves are running to the North for freedom, - Want a stronger fugitive slave law, want it to be easier to go up north and capture their slave- It allowed