Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 11, Lesson 4: The House Divided (pp. 330-335)
I. Slavery Battled on All Fronts
B. Kansas' illegal proslavery legislature wrote a proslavery constitution, but the U.S. House of Representatives would not pass it and blocked statehood for Kansas.
B. Northerners argued the Fugitive Slave Act was unfair because accused people were often seized secretly, not allowed to testify, and usually had no lawyer.
C. Escaped slaves often forcibly resisted return to slavery, sometimes with the help of white and black crowds.
B. Slaves usually traveled secretly at night and were hidden by supporters during the day until they reached one of the 14 free states or Canada.
B. Lincoln won the four-way presidential race in 1860, which caused Southern states to begin leaving the Union.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court said that the Missouri Compromise was invalid and opened all territories to slavery.
II. Antislavery Movement Forges Ahead
A. Despite setbacks in court and in legislation, antislavery efforts continued.
III. Slaves Ride the Underground Railroad
A. Antislavery forces helped slaves escape to freedom through a secret network called the Underground Railroad.
IV. Lincoln Inspires the Republicans
A. Abraham Lincoln impressed Republicans in a series of debates on slavery in 1858.
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