History 14
What did Preston brooks do?
He assaulted Charles Summer on the capital floor
What was the James Buchanan position on slavery
He believed it was wrong but the federal government had no right to interfere with it
How did Zachary Taylor dismay both southern democrats and Whigs
He believed that states and territories should be able to decided for themselves whether to have slavery or not but questioned whether slavery would be viable in the southwest
Besides his assault on harpers ferry in 1859, what else had John brown done to gain notoriety?
He killed 5 settlers in Kansas
Why did ab Lincoln win presidential election in 1860?
He took adv. of the spilt of the Democratic Party and took the plurality of the votes.
Which prevision of compromise of 1850 antagonized the north the most?
Fugitive slave act
In the 1860 presidential election the republic party adopted an economic program that included which of the following
All of these
What did ab declare in course of campaign against Steve Douglas in 1858
All of these
What was the event that became know bleeding kanas
All of these
Which of the following is the prevision of the fugitive slave act?
Alleged fugitive Slaves had no right to a jury trail
What was the main issue that unified the otherwise diverse element of the new Republican Party in the 1850s
Bleeding kanas
The Ostend called for the
Cuba
The principal of popular sovereignty meant that..
Each territory would decided for it self weather to allow slavery or not
Where was the first shots of the civil war fired
Fort Sumter sc
Which of the following was not a position on slavery held by free soil supporters
Free soilers believed that American slavery had natural geo. Limits beyond which it wouldn't spread
What did the no nothing party argue
Immigration should be strictly limited
Which of the following division was not part of Henry clays bill
It called for abolition of slavery in states west of Mississippi
What was the significance of Harriet Beecher stowes uncle toms cabin
It provoked a more aggressive anisouthern and antislavery position in those who were uncertain on the slavery issue
Which of the following is not true about the Kansas Nebraska act?
It rendered the terms of the compromise of 1850 void
What happened to the american political system during the 1850s
It underwent a relatively stable with two major parties
What was the Gadsden purchase
It was a small strip of land in southern AZ and New Mexico purchased from Mexico for the rail road line.
Who won the 1856 presidential election
James Buchanan
Which of the candidates ran as democrats in 1860 election
John breAkenridge Stephen Douglass
Which territory had two competing governments in the 1850s
Kanas
Which provision was included in the lecompton constitution.
None of these
What did the lecompton constitution do
Protected property rights of kanas slaveholders
What did the Supreme Court rule in dread Scott vs Sandford?
Slaves weren't citizens so they couldn't sue in federal court
Which of the following statements concerning john brown raid at harpers ferry is true
Southern fire eaters were incensed
What happened because of the 1858 Illinois sentitoral election
Stephen Douglas lost support in southern states
What was the reaction of many northerns of the 1850 slave act
Support abolition
Which statement concerning the presidential election of 1852 is true
The Whig party lost much support in the south and began to break up
What was the final blow to the Whig party?
The kanas Nebraska act
Which of the following is not a reason why the know nothing party declined rapidly?
The party's radical policy of open membership and public meetings
Which statement is an element of the compromise proposed by john crittened
There should be a constitutional amendment to prohibit federal interference with southern slavery
Which statement best describes the Republican Party position in the election of 1850
There should he not further extension of slavery
After the 1860 presidential election, why did republicans reject any further compromise on the slavery issue.
They believed that moderate southerns would soon regain control and that compromise on basic principal was tantamount to surrender
In the 1850s what did the senators who filibuster do?
They organized unofficial military expeditions to Central America
Which of the following is one of the reasons that the Whig party began to disingrate and decline in the 1850s?
They suffered and internal, north-south spilt over the slavery issue
Why did many northern states pass personal liberty laws
They wanted to minimize the enforcement of the fugitive slave laws
Who were the conscience Whigs
They were the northern, antislavery Whig of the Whig party, led by William Seward
What was the conner stone of the southern defense of slavery
Up to states to deal with slavery because there was nothing in the constitution to forbid it
