Antebellum Review

3. Required that ran away slaves be returned to their owners even if they made it to the north
6. Document supported by Alexander Stephens because it helped hold the nation together
9. This person's campaign stand on slavery was that it should not be allowed to spread into new territories
11. Drew a line on the map - above the line territory was closed to slavery and below the line was open to slavery
14. Cause of the Civil War meaning that states have power to make their own decisions
15. Spoke out against secession in Georgia
16. Basis of the northern economy before the Civil War
17. A document that explained GA’s support for the Comp. of 1850
18. Main cash crop in Georgia due to the humid climate

1. Basis of the southern economy before the Civil War
2. The north put high tariffs on British imports, so Britain began adding tariffs to southern cotton which hurt southern planters
4. parts of the country developed differently and they believed their way of life was better
5. Supreme Court decision stated that it didn’t matter that he had ever lived in a free state because slaves were not citizens and had no right to sue in court
7. Stated that newly admitted states should be able to determine for themselves if they wanted to allow slavery or not(popular sovereignty)
8. The democratic idea of allowing the people of the western territories to decide the slavery issues and eventually lead to “Bleeding Kansas”
10. Cause of the Civil War when states chose to declare a federal law void because it did not apply to their state
12. California admitted as a free state and Fugitive Slave Act was passed
13. Cause of the Civil War related to maintaining a section's control of the national government by maintaining a balance of power in the SENATE between slave and free states