Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, & the Kansas-Nebraska Act {Ans: These were efforts to solve the slavery question in the new states being admitted to the Union. They temporarily kept the country together until the Civil War.}urban {Ans: cities (big populations)}John Brown {Ans: Involved in "Bleeding Kansas" Raid on Harpers Ferry--> Fails, but angers Southerners}"Bleeding Kansas" {Ans: A series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas}Protective Tariff {Ans: A tax on imported goods- want you to buy American goods North- Favor (manufacturing) South- Oppose (agriculture)}Northern States {Ans: ○ Industry/Industrial ○ More urban centers & port cities ○ Immigration ○ Railroads, Canals, Steamboats ○ large population}states' rights {Ans: gStates felt they could "nullify" Federal laws they didn't agree with. 10th Amendment -Argument about whether Federal Government can ban slavery or not}Missouri Compromise {Ans: -Maintain balance of free/slave states 1. Missouri- slave state 2. Maine- Free State 3. 36`30 Line --> No slavery NORTH of line}Sectionalism {Ans: Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole}Southern States {Ans: ■ cash-crop agriculture ■ enslaved labor ■ Plantations ■ Rural}Election of 1860 {Ans: