| Term | Definition |
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| What happened when California requested admission to the Union as a free state in 1850? | The balance of power in the Senate was threatened. |
| What was the fear of the people in the South? | That they might be outvoted. |
| What does the word secede mean? | Remove |
| What was Senator Henry Clay's nickname? | "The Great Compromiser" |
| What were Senators Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun's position on the issue of slavery? | Clay- The nation should compromise Calhoun- The western territories should have slavery, and fugitive slaves should be returned to their owners. |
| What is a fugitive? | A runaway |
| What position did Daniel Webster hold? What did Webster fear? | Webster was against slavery, but thought the nation breaking apart was worse. He feared a bloody civil war. |
| What is a Civil War? | A war between the people of the same country. |
| What were John C. Calhoun's dying words? | "The South! The poor South! God knows what will become of her now!" |
| How many parts did the Compromise of 1850 have? Name each of them. | 5. 1- Admits Califonia as a free state. 2- Upholds popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah. 3- Settles Texas/New Mexico border dispute. 4- Includes Fugitive Slave Act. 5- Bans slave trade in Washington D.C. |
| This act of 1850 required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves. People who let fugitives escape could be fined $1000 and jailed. | Fugitive Slave Act |
| What was the reaction to the Fugitive Slave Act in the North? | It enraged northerners by making them feel like part of the slave system. |
| What was a popular bestseller in 1852? | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? | Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| What was the purpose of Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin? | To show the evils of slavery and the injustice of the Fugitive Slave Act. |
| Who are Uncle Tom and Simon Legree? | Uncle Tom is a kind slave who is killed by his cruel master, Simon Legree, for not revealing the whereabous of two runaway slaves. |
| What was the reaction to Uncle Tom's Cabin in the North and South? | North- liked the book and supported it. South- objected the book by claiming it was inaccurate and that Stowe did not know about slavery. |
| What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the North and South? | It made northerners realize that slavery is a moral prolem facing every American. |
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