Chapter 14

Why did the Democrats remain a national organization after 1854?

Gains in the South offset losses in the North.

How did James Buchanan respond as the secession crisis loomed over the final weeks of his presidential administration?

He remained in Washington and did nothing.

What was the result of Preston Brooks' caning of Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner in 1856?

It further inflamed sectional passions over the institution of slavery.

Which Southerner argued that he "consider[ed] slavery much more secure in the Union than out of it?"

Alexander Stephens

Which statement describes a requirement of the Fugitive Slave Act, part of the Compromise of 1850?

All citizens were expected to assist officials in apprehending runaway slaves.

Per the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the union as a free state?

California

Which issue led to the Compromise of 1850?

The balance of power between the North and the South in Congress

Why did the United States negotiate the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?

To support the dream of a southern route for the transcontinental railroad

Which senator argued that when it came to ending slavery, the law of God was higher than the Constitution?

William Seward

When Democrats met to choose a presidential candidate in Charleston, South Carolina, they

divided into southern and northern factions.

In 1854, Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act and included a section repealing the Missouri Compromise because

he needed southern support to pass his legislation.

In the mid-1850s, Abraham Lincoln's search for a political home was based on his

opposition to the extension of slavery in the United States.

Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan proposed the doctrine of popular sovereignty, a measure that would allow

people who settled the territories to decide whether or not they wanted slavery.

The presidential election of 1856 revealed the

strength of the new Republican Party.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president because he had

strong support in the more populous free states.

After his raid on Harper's Ferry, John Brown

was executed.

Which group saw a disruption in their traditional way of life as a result of westward expansion?

Native Americans

Who supported the Wilmot Proviso?

Northerners who wanted to reserve new lands for free labor

Which statement reflects Abraham Lincoln's personal beliefs about slavery?

It was morally wrong.

Who became the president of the new Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis

Which statement describes the result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Lincoln became nationally known.

Which statement describes Stephen A. Douglas's argument in what became known as the Freeport Doctrine?

Settlers could ban slavery by not passing the laws necessary to protect slave property.

Women who joined the Republican Party focused on which two issues?

Slavery and women's suffrage