Missouri Compromise to the impact of the Kansas/Nebraska Act

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Slogans of the Whigs

"Many a well fought BOTTLE"

Slogans of the Democrats

"WE Poled'em in 44, we'll Pierce'em in 52"

Who was Zachary Taylor?

A general and a war general of the Mexican War, would not mention political issues

Who was William Walker

A man who attempted to gain Nicaragua for the South

Who is John Brown?

A radical abolitionist

Who was William Sewerd

A young radical abolitionst

What did northerners bring with them to Kansas?

Beecher's Bible's (Guns)

What were the men who crossed over to Kansas and illegally voted called?

Border ruffians

Why is it that historians believe the North got the better deal out of the Compromise of 1850

California permanently tipped the balance against the South, Utah and New Mexico were not fit for plantations at all

Who was Winfield Scott

Cold-Personality that was not like by masses Did not make conclusion on slavery

Who gave the Seventh of March speech?

Daniel Webster

What was Mexican Succession

Divide (Utah and New Mexico) into two territories and allow popular sovereignty

What did the North do to settle Kansas?

Formed the New England Emigrant Aide Company

Who is the Democratic Candidate in the election of 1852?

Franklin Pierce

Who won the election of 1852

Franklin Pierce

What does a pro-slavery sheriff in Kansas do?

He burns down an abolitoinist town

Who was JAMES GADSDEN, and what did he do?

He was sent to purchase land from mexico

Who was the author of the Missouri Compromise?

Henry Clay

Who discovered the gold in 1848

James Marshall and John Sutter

What was the lasting impact of the Whig Party

Kept the Union together- Clay and Webster

What is the name of the constitution that the pro-slavery forces in Kansas make up?

Lecomptom Constitution

Who was the Democratic Candidate of the election f 1848?

Lewis Cass

Who was the free-soil candidate of 1848?

Martin Van Buren

Who was Zachary Taylor's Vice Presidential Candidate?

Millard Filmore

What did Van Buren believe

No blacks AT ALL should be out west, they took jobs that whites could have

What was the fatal flaw of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Popular Sovereignty

What did Lewis Cass believe?

Popular Sovereignty!

Charles Pinckney and his views (3)

Pro-Slavery 1- Neither the new or the old testament forbid slavery 2- not against the Will of God 3- Millions of dollars were invested Both the North and the South had benefits to slavery

What were Daniel Webster's ideas

Slavery is evil, but disunion is worse North would make concessions as their constitutional duty

What do the Whigs do in the election of 1852

Southern Whigs do not trust Scott to uphold the Fugitive Slave Act, and sabatoge the election by voting for dead Daniel Webster

Who proposes the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Stephen Douglas

What is another name for the Missouri Compromise?

The Compromise of 1850

Who was JEFFERSON DAVIS, and what did he want?

The Secretary of War at the time, he wanted a transcontinental railroad from the South

How will the influx of people into California create political turmoil and upset the sectional balance of power?

The argument of whether this becomes a slave or a free state- whichever side it takedswill receive the riche of the Gold

Who was Van Buren?

The handpicked successor to Andrew Jackson

Why would Congressional and presidential elections be so important during this decade?

The issue of slavery- there will be war- succession?

what were John C. Calhoun's ideas on the compromise of 1850

The north was given too much power, there were no safe guards for the South The South should succeed from the Union

What was the impact of the gold rush on settlements in California

They became deserted as people fled toward the talk of Gold

What was the Ostend Manifesto

U.S. Diplomats were given orders to purchase Cuba from Spain for $120 million if Spain returned, they would wrestle Cuba from Spain

What were the beliefs of William Seward?

VETO EVERY COMPROMISE there is a higher than than the constitution , and that is the law of God

What were the political debates in Congress because of the Gold Rush

Where and by what means a railroad would be built

Who is the Whig candidate in the election of 1852?

Winfield Scott

What does John Brown do?

With 4 of his sons, he tortuously kills pro-slaverites

Who was the Whig candidate of the election of 1848

Zachary Taylor

Who won the election of 1848

Zachary Taylor

Who was STEPHEN DOUGLAS and what did he support?

he was the chairman of the committee to organize territories, and he supported a northern railroad in his state of illinois

What was the bill that excluded slavery from any territory acquired through the Mexican War?

the Wilmot Proviso

How long was William Walker's presidency?

4 years, from 1856 to 1860

What did the South do to settle Kansas?

5,000 Missourians cross the border to vote for delegates to Congress

Who was Franklin Pierce?

A Dark Horse Veteran of the War Northern with pro-southern views

Why politically was the Kansas-Nebraska Act Significant? (5)

- Purchased Land - Formation of the Kansas- Nebraska territories > Repealed the Missouri Compromise Line > Formation of the Republican Party > "Bleeding Kansas"

William Cobb and James Tallmadge and their arguments and views (2)

1- If there is disunion, let it, if there is war, let it come 2- as southerners, they feared that emancipation of slaves would invite a RACE WAR

What is the impact of bleeding Kansas?

1- Kansas will become a territory with TWO governments 2- Pro-slavery forces will create their own constitution

How will a railroad benefit a region of the United States? (4)

1- Westward expansion of the people 2- New settlements and markets 3- Economic stability through an increase in trade and commerce 4- More efficient means of transporting goods and services

What was Henry Clay's compromise? (4)

1-California would become a free state 2- Mexican Cession 3- NO slave trade in nation's capital 4- A stronger fugitive slave act


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