HIST 2112 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fugitive Slave Laws, Missouri Compromise, Caning
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Key terms for test 3: the compromise of 1850, california is a new free state, creates unbalance, utah and new mexico are given a vote on free or slavery. Both vote slave states: throwing bones to the south. Strengthened fugitive slave law by making north aid in the return of escaped slaves: north hated this and the fact that slaves had no rights to trial of slavery. Kansas & s. kansas: get to vote on s/f, both n and s got people to flood into kansas to sway the votes. Fraud was an issue because of more votes than citizens in the state. Anti slavery editor kidnapped escaped/rescued while captures were in tavern: charles sumner"s caning, charles -- senator from mass. who joined the republican party, he gave the crime against kansas speech, to senate and compared slavery to rape.
