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What issue put slavery into popular vote?
Review over Chapter 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The line that marked the division between slave states and non-slave states | 36° 30′ North Latitude |
| Put the issue of slavery to popular vote | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| Who was a violent abolitionist | John Brown |
| The Compromise of 1850 included.. | included the Fugitive Slave Act |
What issue was put to a popular vote by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Trouble in territorial Kansas began with the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act by President Franklin Pierce in 1854. The act stipulated that settlers in the newly created territories of Nebraska and Kansas would decide by popular vote whether their territory would be free or slave.
What state did rival pro-slavery?
| Bleeding Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Date 1854–1861 Location Kansas Territory Result Kansas admitted to the Union as a free state | |
| Belligerents | |
| Anti-slavery settlers (Free-Staters) | Pro-slavery settlers (Border Ruffians) |
| Commanders and leaders |
What were pro-slavery groups John Brown?
Pro-slavery groups considered John Brown a martyr. This is the party that the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats and Free-Soldiers joined together to form. This relates to a Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Constitution protected slavery.
What was the issue that led to a break in the Democratic Party in the 1860 presidential election quizlet?
That was the burning question in the months before the presidentil election of 1860. The issue of slavery eventually caused a break in the Democratic Party. Northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas for the presidency and supported popular soverneignty.
When did Kansas vote on slavery?
1854
The struggle between pro- and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in the eruption of the Civil War. In 1854, Kansas and Nebraska were organized as territories with popular sovereignty (popular vote) to decide the issue of slavery.