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Antebellum Study Guide
Compromise of 1850 (5 parts):
Popular sovereignty –
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Biggest supporter of this idea Fugitive Slave Acts -
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What had to happen in order for the Compromise of 1850 to be passed?
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Members of the Great Triumvirate:
American Colonization Society (Describe briefly.)
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Gradualists
Immediatists
Famous Abolitionists (Write a 1 sentence description of major beliefs of each)
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Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854:
How did violence reach Senate Hall?
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What was Douglas’ motivation for pushing the
Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Two Governments in Kansas:
Free State Government –
Slave State Government –
Who was John Brown and what did he do? How is he similar to Nat Turner?
Describe the background behind the Dred Scott case.
Outcome of the Dred Scott Case (2 parts):
Give two pieces of evidence that prove Abraham Lincoln was a “self-made” man.
Election of 1860 (List 4 candidates and circle
winner.)
Proposed Crittenden Compromise
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Three Main Long-Term Causes of Civil War:
Describe three major messages from Lincoln’s 1st
Inaugural Address.