Sectionalism and Civil War Important Terms/People

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Missouri Compromise – Henry Clay was the father of the compromise. This compromise allowed for Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine was allowed to enter as a free state. The addition of these two states maintained the balance of power in the senate.

Wilmot Proviso – This position against slavery was first brought up in 1846 after the Mexican American War. It said that all new lands acquired from Mexico should not be allowed to permit slavery.

Popular Sovereignty – This position was put forth by Lewis Cass in 1848. This idea allowed settlers who lived in new lands acquired from Mexico to decide on their own about the issue of slavery. (Voting)

Compromise of 1850 – This compromise was sponsored by Henry Clay. There were several parts to the compromise.

 California was admitted as a free state (pleased the north)  Stronger fugitive slave laws would be implemented in the south. Required the return of fugitive slaves to their owners. (pleased the south)  The slave trade was banned in the District of Columbia, but allowed those who had slaves to keep them. (pleased both sides)  Texas accepted the present borders (smaller) in return for 10 million in cash to pay off debt  Rest of the southwest part of the U.S. was left open to slavery, depending on the vote of the people. (pleased the south)

Kansas – Nebraska Act – Proposed in 1854 by Stephen Douglas. This act allowed for the territories to decide themselves if they would be free or slave states based on Popular Sovereignty. This act is significant because it leads to the Republican Party and to Bleeding Kansas.

John C. Calhoun – South Carolina senator who favored states rights and led opposition in South Carolina to the protective tariff of 1828.

Daniel Webster – Senator from Massachusetts known as the “Great Orator”; he worked to create compromises with the southern states that would help delay the start of the civil war.

Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederate states of America

Ulysses S. Grant – Commander of the Union Army

Robert E. Lee – Commander of the Confederate forces. He was originally offered the command of the Union forces but turned it down to serve with the Confederates.

Abraham Lincoln – President of the United States [Type the document title] Sectionalism and Civil War Important Terms/People

William Carney – African American who served with the 54th Massachusetts Regiment (Union) during the Civil War. First African American to receive the Medal of Honor.

Phillip Bazaar – He was born in Chile, South America and was enlisted in the Union Navy. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his distinguished service in the Civil War.

Dred Scott Decision – This Supreme Court Ruling that denied African American slaves citizenship. Enslaved people were considered property.

Stonewall Jackson – Confederate general in the Civil War. He was a gifted tactical commander who operated against the Union Army in the Shenandoah Valley as well at the battle of the 1st and 2nd Manassas.

Bleeding Kansas – Period in Kansas history where people from the north and the south moved to Kansas. Both sides engaged in election fraud, murders, beating, and stealing. All of this was over the issue of slavery being allowed in the territory. This time is significant because it further divided the country along sectional lines.