Bell Ringer – Week 9 03-28 -2012

1. Bell Ringer – Week 9 03-28-2012 List some challenges faced by slaves escaping to the North.

2. Fugitive Slaves Fugitive Slave Act • Law passed by Congress for runaway slaves • Part of 1850 Compromise Terms of the Fugitives Act • -Fug. Denied jury trail – • Judges-Received $10 for returning slave/ $5 for freeing slave • Fined/ imprisoned, or both (For helping fugitive slave)

4. Resisting the Law • Northerners send fugitives to Canada, • Northern used force to rescue slaves • Passed-Liberty Laws- Forbid Imprisonment of fugitives/Grant fug. a jury trials

6. Underground Railroad • Harriet Tubman + Abolitionists • Underground Railroad – Secret network of people who helped slaves escape • Harriet Tubman- -“Moses”-Conductor of 19 trips • Fugitives traveled at night

7. Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Book-by- Abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe • Stirred Massive controversy over the ‘Evil of Slavery” • Slavery immoral /psychological damage of slavery

9. Tension in Kansas & Nebraska • Kansas & Nebraska apply to Union for Statehood-issue of slavery arises • According to 1820 Miss. Compromise -Should be Admitted as Free States • Senator Douglas wants to pass idea of-Popular Sovereignty • Allow People of state to decided whether they want their state to be free or slave 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Passed; • Repeals 1820 Missouri Compromise • Allows for Popular Sovereignty on issue of slavery kanas/neb get to chose

10. Violence Erupts in “Bleeding Kansas” • Pro-slavery / anti- slavery people pour into Kansas • Proslavery- known as “border ruffians” • Violence erupts bet/two groups • “The Sack of Lawrence” • 800 pro-slavery men burn anti-slavery town of Lawrence

11. POTTAWATOMIE MASSACRE • Abolitionist John Brown - God wanted him to fight against slavery • Brown + Followers kill 5 pro-slavery men in “Pottawatomie Massacre” • -Triggered riots-Bleeding Kansas • Violence Erupts in Senate • Senator Sumner (anti-slavery) insults Sen. Butler • Congressman Brooks beats Sumner for insults

12. HARPERS FERRY 1859-Brown lead slave uprising Brown + 21men –Plans to take supplies at Harpers Ferry in Virginia-(Federal Arms) Raid Harper’s Ferry-No slaves arrive Hanged for treason Martyr-Died for Good cause - Freedom

13. Ch10/S3-41857-Dred Scott Slave -Missouri Taken north Illinois Returned -Miss. Owner died Sued for Freedom

14. Supreme Court Decision Chief Justice-Roger Taney -Slaved no right to sue Slaves not citizens-property 1820 Miss. Compromise Unconstitutional-Go against 15th Amend (right to own property)-Congress can not forbid slavery

15. Birth of Republican Party

16. LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES-7 • Lincoln-REP • Slavery-immoral • Ban slavery • Slavery will not cease on its own - • Douglass-Dem. • Believed in Pop. Sovereignty • Slavery will cease on its own

17. Southern Secession 1860-Lincoln Elected 16th president Southern States Succeeded from Union-South. Carolina/Mississippi/Florida/Albama./Georgia./Louisiana/Texas Formed Confederate States of America-Elected Jefferson Davis president of the south Adapted their own Flag-

18. Confederate Flag

19. Essay Question Choses three events that you believe lead to the Civil War and explain what the event was and how it lead to the civil war Ex-Bleeding Kansas-315 New fugitive slave act Dred Scott Decision-p325 John Brown-Harper Ferry-316/327 Uncle Toms Cabin-p312 Lincoln elected-328