U.S. Historychapter 10 Reading Study Guidepages 322-356

U.S. HistoryChapter 10 Reading Study GuidePages 322-356

The Union in Crisis 1846-1861

Complete Independently and Fully While Reading the Chapter

1. Read “Why Limit Slavery Only in the Territories.” What did Senator Jefferson Davis claim was the Free-Soil Party’s true motivation for banning slavery in the territories?

1. Why did the issue of slavery intensify after the Mexican War?

1. What was the Wilmot Proviso, and why was it denounced by the South and supported by the North?

1. What were some of the Proslavery and Antislavery Arguments in regards to the institution of slavery? (also check page 354)

1. What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Party?

1. What role did Martin van Buren as the Free-Soil Party candidate play in the election of 1848?

1. What did John C. Calhoun threaten in response to Clay’s Compromise of 1850?

1. What were the provisions of the Compromise of 1850?

1. Why were abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison unhappy with the Compromise of 1850?

1. What was the Fugitive Slave Act? Under the Fugitive Slave Act, what would happen to people who assisted a fugitive slave?

1. How did northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act?

1. What was the Underground Railroad? How did the Underground Railroad work?

1. ______in 1852, her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a powerful condemnation of slavery was published.
2. How did Senator Stephen A. Douglas reintroduce the issue of slavery in the United States?

1. Look at the images and the three compromises summarized on page 335. Answer the following questions: Which territories were open to slavery after a) the Missouri Compromise, b) the Compromise of 1850, and c) the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• a) b) c)

1. Why were so many people upset by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

1. What and when was The Sack of Lawrence?

1. Why was the territory called “Bleeding Kansas”? Why did Kansas become a battleground for proslavery and antislavery forces?

1. What was President Franklin Pierce’s position concerning the question of how to admit Kansas to the Union?

1. ______the last Whig President-angered the South for his support for California’s entry as a free state.
2. Read “A House Divided.” What is Lincoln’s position on slavery?

1. What was the driving force behind the creation of the Republican Party?

1. Study the chart on page 340. Which groups formed the Free-Soil Party?

• antislavery ______and ______

1. Read: Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court. Who was Dred Scott? Why did he appeal his case to the Supreme Court? What were the reactions of the southerners and northerners to the Dred Scott Decision?

1. Why did Senator Stephen A. Douglas support popular sovereignty?

1. In what way was Lincoln’s loss of the 1858 election considered a victory?

1. How did John Brown view himself and how did he plan to reach his goal?

1. What was the strategic significance of Harpers Ferry? Why did abolitionists launch an attack there?

1. How did Americans (northerners and southerners) respond to John Brown’s raid and his execution?

1. Read: The President Falters. How did President James Buchanan believe the question of slavery should be settled?

1. What caused the Democratic Party to split?

1. What was the goal of the Constitutional Party?

1. Why did the Republican Party remain intact? (what was their platform)

1. How did Lincoln’s election reflect the break between the North and the South?

• Be sure to read the chart describing the political parties and their candidates on page 347. Review the Long-term and short-term causes of the Civil War on page 350.

1. Read the Primary Source quotation on page 350. How did the southern states justify secession?

1. What did the Crittenden Compromise propose and why did President Lincoln oppose it?

1. What did President Lincoln promise the South in his inauguration address?

1. What decision did President Lincoln make that led to the outbreak of war?

• Review Chapter 10 by viewing the study guide on page 354.