Missouri Compromise to the impact of the Kansas/Nebraska Act
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
