TTU Hist 2300 Exam 3 Questions And
All Correct Answers 2026 Updated.
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 - Answer The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required that federal
judges hear cases of fugitive slaves and it offered federal judges more money to return slaves,
even in northern states. This was significant because it also required northerners to assist in the
rendition process. This was also significant because it justified slave owners by the federal
government and it ensured that slaves would not be safe when trying to gain freedom. Because
federal judges now how to hear the cases it meant that the protection of slavery was more
important than states'-rights consistency.
Anti-Abolitionists - Answer -Wanted to keep slavery
-Congress was on their side
Included mobs openly led by 'gentlemen of property and standing' who attacked and killed
abolitionist including Elijah Lovejoy. In 1836 Congress passed "gag rule" which abridged the 1st
Amendment meaning congress refused to hear abolitionist petitions. This was significant
because it proved yet again that people believed that the protection of slavery was more
important than people's individual rights.
Temperance - Answer -No alcohol because it was ruining families
In 1826 the American Temperance Society was formed and by 1834 there was 5000 local
societies. The Washington Temperance Society was led by former alcoholics and they sought to
change the behavior of drunks rather than just preventing consumption. Temperance was
significant because it was the most successful reform movement during the age of reform.
Kansas-Nebraska Act - Answer The kansas nebraska act was enacted in 1854 to determine
the status of blacks as free or slave based on popular sovereignty (basically allowed the people
to determine for themselves whether to allow slaves or not) in Kansas and Nebraska, thus
repealing the Missouri Compromise. This was proposed by then-senator Stephen A. Douglas
who wanted to quickly organize western territories in preparation of a transcontinental railroad.
The act infuriated northerners who believed the Missouri compromise to be a longstanding
antislavery agreement, however, it received great support from southern slaveholders. This bill
turned Kansas into a principal battleground ("bleeding kansas")and led to a spike in the Kansas
population as people went to help determine the status of blacks in whichever way they
favored.
-This was significant because the controversy this bill introduced into the political environment
split the democratic party and was a great step back from emancipation.
- this introduced popular sovereignty, repealing the missouri compromise and the 3630 line
- Border ruffians came from missouri into kansas (bleeding kansas) to vote and make kansas a
slave state
John Brown:(1850's) - Answer - Anti-slavery advocate who believed that God had called
upon him to abolish slavery.
, - He believed that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery.
Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas
crisis of 1856. He later attempted to raid the federal armory in Harper Ferry, Virginia. Brown was
placed on trial for treason to the state of Virginia. His execution turned him into a martyr to
much of the north.
- This is significant because the rebellion further heightened sectional tensions.
-Increase the conflict between the North and the South
The Montgomery Convention: - Answer -South writing up confederates constitution
February 1861: Delegates from 6 (secede) Deep South states meet in Montgomery, Alabama.
-Modeled on US Constitution, but:
-Explicit inclusion of "slaves" and "slavery"
-Sovereignty with states. not the people.
-States lost the right to determine voter qualifications and the right to abolish slavery.
-Significance: They took the momentum from southern states seceding and decided they
needed to make a constitution fast. However since they wanted slavery so bad, the states that
joined the confederacy ended up losing state rights in the constititution they wrote.
The Cornerstone Speech: - Answer -Given by Alexander Stephens (Confederate VP)
-Slavery is the cornerstone of the south.
Pope and the Dakota Rebellion - Answer John Pope a Union general during the Civil War
under Lincoln's command was sent to Minnesota territory to suppress a group of rebelling
natives otherwise known as the "Dakota." The Dakota were poorly treated by the federal
government and settlers for two decades which caused them to rebel. In this rebellion the
Dakota were confined into a strip of land along the Mississippi river facing extortion and
starvation. The rebellion struck alarm in the chaotic state of the nation and Pope ended up
suppressing the rebellion and collecting two thousand slaves wanting death penalty for them->
only
Largest official mass execution in the US History, 6500 Dakota confined to a strip of land along
the minnesota river. They began to rebel and little crow lead a rebellion in August 1862.
Rebellion spread and raised alarm. Pope rounds up 2000 Dakotas and "tries them". All but 38
killed.
The "War of the Rebellion" - Answer What- Otherwise known as the Civil war
Who- Slave holders and those who advocated for slavery and pretty much anyone who opposed
a central state authority
where- The southern states and those who lived in NYC because slaves were anti-draft which
was then turned into anti-black
All Correct Answers 2026 Updated.
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 - Answer The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required that federal
judges hear cases of fugitive slaves and it offered federal judges more money to return slaves,
even in northern states. This was significant because it also required northerners to assist in the
rendition process. This was also significant because it justified slave owners by the federal
government and it ensured that slaves would not be safe when trying to gain freedom. Because
federal judges now how to hear the cases it meant that the protection of slavery was more
important than states'-rights consistency.
Anti-Abolitionists - Answer -Wanted to keep slavery
-Congress was on their side
Included mobs openly led by 'gentlemen of property and standing' who attacked and killed
abolitionist including Elijah Lovejoy. In 1836 Congress passed "gag rule" which abridged the 1st
Amendment meaning congress refused to hear abolitionist petitions. This was significant
because it proved yet again that people believed that the protection of slavery was more
important than people's individual rights.
Temperance - Answer -No alcohol because it was ruining families
In 1826 the American Temperance Society was formed and by 1834 there was 5000 local
societies. The Washington Temperance Society was led by former alcoholics and they sought to
change the behavior of drunks rather than just preventing consumption. Temperance was
significant because it was the most successful reform movement during the age of reform.
Kansas-Nebraska Act - Answer The kansas nebraska act was enacted in 1854 to determine
the status of blacks as free or slave based on popular sovereignty (basically allowed the people
to determine for themselves whether to allow slaves or not) in Kansas and Nebraska, thus
repealing the Missouri Compromise. This was proposed by then-senator Stephen A. Douglas
who wanted to quickly organize western territories in preparation of a transcontinental railroad.
The act infuriated northerners who believed the Missouri compromise to be a longstanding
antislavery agreement, however, it received great support from southern slaveholders. This bill
turned Kansas into a principal battleground ("bleeding kansas")and led to a spike in the Kansas
population as people went to help determine the status of blacks in whichever way they
favored.
-This was significant because the controversy this bill introduced into the political environment
split the democratic party and was a great step back from emancipation.
- this introduced popular sovereignty, repealing the missouri compromise and the 3630 line
- Border ruffians came from missouri into kansas (bleeding kansas) to vote and make kansas a
slave state
John Brown:(1850's) - Answer - Anti-slavery advocate who believed that God had called
upon him to abolish slavery.
, - He believed that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery.
Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas
crisis of 1856. He later attempted to raid the federal armory in Harper Ferry, Virginia. Brown was
placed on trial for treason to the state of Virginia. His execution turned him into a martyr to
much of the north.
- This is significant because the rebellion further heightened sectional tensions.
-Increase the conflict between the North and the South
The Montgomery Convention: - Answer -South writing up confederates constitution
February 1861: Delegates from 6 (secede) Deep South states meet in Montgomery, Alabama.
-Modeled on US Constitution, but:
-Explicit inclusion of "slaves" and "slavery"
-Sovereignty with states. not the people.
-States lost the right to determine voter qualifications and the right to abolish slavery.
-Significance: They took the momentum from southern states seceding and decided they
needed to make a constitution fast. However since they wanted slavery so bad, the states that
joined the confederacy ended up losing state rights in the constititution they wrote.
The Cornerstone Speech: - Answer -Given by Alexander Stephens (Confederate VP)
-Slavery is the cornerstone of the south.
Pope and the Dakota Rebellion - Answer John Pope a Union general during the Civil War
under Lincoln's command was sent to Minnesota territory to suppress a group of rebelling
natives otherwise known as the "Dakota." The Dakota were poorly treated by the federal
government and settlers for two decades which caused them to rebel. In this rebellion the
Dakota were confined into a strip of land along the Mississippi river facing extortion and
starvation. The rebellion struck alarm in the chaotic state of the nation and Pope ended up
suppressing the rebellion and collecting two thousand slaves wanting death penalty for them->
only
Largest official mass execution in the US History, 6500 Dakota confined to a strip of land along
the minnesota river. They began to rebel and little crow lead a rebellion in August 1862.
Rebellion spread and raised alarm. Pope rounds up 2000 Dakotas and "tries them". All but 38
killed.
The "War of the Rebellion" - Answer What- Otherwise known as the Civil war
Who- Slave holders and those who advocated for slavery and pretty much anyone who opposed
a central state authority
where- The southern states and those who lived in NYC because slaves were anti-draft which
was then turned into anti-black
