Road to the Civil War

People who believed slavery was evil; actively worked to end slavery in a variety of ways

Agreement that allowed new states and territories to decide the slavery issue w/ popular vote

This law required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves, which made Northeners angry

The first shots of the U.S. Civil War were fired here in 1861

Agreement that allowed California to join as a free state and enacted a Fugitive Slave Act.

The "Great Compromiser", he wrote the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.

This abolitionist killed pro-slavery men in Kansas and attempted capture of an arsenal in VA

This agreement kept slavery south of 36"30' and kept the number of free and slave states equal.

Novel that described the evils of slavery; inflamed North and South

Nickname of territory that saw "free-soilers" and slavery supporters fight and kill each other