Unit 15 Social Studies

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The Wilmot Proviso led to the introduction of the idea of popular sovereignty. How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the US

states would decide if they wanted to permit slavery

How did the outcome of the Mexican War lead to the proposal of the Wilmot Proviso

the US gained territory and settled the dispute over slavery

What issue did the Republican Party rally around in 1854

The spread of slavery in the west

Why did John Brown's raid lead some southerners to begin to consider seceding from the union

They feared for their safety and thought another might occur

Why did the Southern states decide to secede from the union after the election of 1860

They feared that their economy and way of life would be destroyed

what was the significance of 1850

it ended the balance of slave states and free states

What was Henry Clay's role in the Compromise of 1850

it was his idea

Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin anger many southerners

it would inspire people to join the anti slavery movement

what were parts of the Compromise of 1850

California would be a free state, Mexican secession would divide, and slave trade ended in DC

Which of the following issues greatly influence the election of 1852

The expansion of slavery

Effect of the Kansas-Nebraska act

Brought the issue of slavery into the spotlight

Stephen Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska act because he wanted to?

Build a railroad between Chicago and the Pacific ocean

How did John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster differ in their interpretations of the power of the federal government

Calhoun said they couldn't ban slavery and Webster said they could

What was the main reason that most northerners were opposed to the new Fugitive Slave Act created by the compromise of 1850

Commissioners had too much power and was unfair to slaves

Best description of Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry, Virginia

Determined

The Kansas-Nebraska did all the following

Divide Louisiana into two, allow voting for slavery, and end the Missouri compromise

Stowe decided to write Uncle Tom's cabin because she wanted to

Educate about the evils of slavery

What new political party was formed in the late 1840s that strongly supported the Wilmot Proviso

Free soil party

The purpose of the Lincoln - Douglas debates was for Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas to

Gain the support of voters

Why was John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry a failure

He did not have enough support

What was Lincoln's opinion of John Brown's raid in Virginia

He felt the anti-slavery movement shouldn't be violent

Why did the Southern Democrats trust Franklin Pierce to represent their party in the election of 1852

He promised to enforce the fugitive slave act

How did Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry effect life in the US

Heightened conflict between slave and free states

Why did the Whigs pass over current president Fillmore for their candidate in the election of 1852

His strict enforcement of fugitive laws could cost votes

What was the significance of the election of 1860

It showed the south but it was losing its political power

Factors contributing to the sack of Lawrence in Kansas

It was illegal to question slaveholders rights, the Kansas-Nebraska act divided Kansas government, the anti-slavery government was charged with treason

Who led the group of anti-slavery supporters who were involved in the Pottawatomie massacre in Kansas

John Brown

Which of these was a result of the pottawatomie massacre

Kansas went into Civil War

In 1854, the Whigs, Democrats, Free-soilers, and the abolitionists jointed to form

The republican party

The Wilmot Proviso was an idea proposed to Congress to

Prohibited Slavery in Mexican secession

The Lincoln - Douglas debates, Lincoln accused democrats of wanting to

Spread slavery in the west

Why were Republicans especially angered by the Dred Scott decision

The 1856 presidential campaign was based on Congress having the power to ban slavery

The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott versus Sandford included

The Missouri compromise was unconstitutional, slaves weren't citizens, and slaves were property

What changes occurred to the political parties in the US after the Kansas - Nebraska act

The Republican Party was formed and united against slavery

In Lincoln's inaugural speech in 1861, he tried to convince the south that

The government would not start a war

What did the Freeport doctrine, proposed by Douglas, State

The practice of slavery in the territories belonged to the people

Why did John Brown lead an armed resistance in Virginia in 1859

To steal weapons and bring them to local slaves

Which of these expresses the reason why the Democratic Party was not a strong force in the election of 1860

Votes were divided between two candidates

in 1848, what was constituted the boundary between slave states and free states

an imaginary line parallel to Missouri's northern border.

how was Fredrick Douglas different from many other slaves of his time

educated and an author


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