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| What was President Buchanan blamed for? |
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| not using force to keep the seceeding states in the Union |
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| What was the Southern government called? |
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| Confederate States of America |
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| Who was the President of the South? |
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| What was sectional balance? |
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| It was where the number of slave states and the number of free states were even and had even power in the goverment |
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| What were some problems that caused the Compromise of 1850? |
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| the Underground Railroad, Mexican Cecession, the uneven balance of free and slave states |
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| What were the solutions in the Compromise of 1850? |
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| California was admitted as a free state, abolished slave trade in D.C., New Mexico and Utah were to be ruled by popular sovereighty, Texas got $10 million, and there was a stricter Fugitive Slave Law |
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| What were the reactions caused by the Compromise of 1850? |
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| the Northerners were very upset about the stricter Fugitive Slave Law and Massachusettes even nullified it. The North became united against the South |
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| Why did we need a Pacific or Transcontinental Railroad? |
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Definition
| because no one could easily get to California or Oregon. and the government was afraid the new land might break away from the union |
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| Why were there problems of where to put the new railroad? |
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| because whoever controlled the railroad would gain wealth, population, and influence, so both the north and the south wanted control |
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Term
| What was the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854? |
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| It was the compromise that wanted to split Kansas territory into two territories both ruled by popular sovereighty and not the Compromise of 1820 |
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| What were some reasons for the Kansas-Nebraska Act? |
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Definition
| the main reason was so the North could build a railroad through Nebraska without the South becoming angry |
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Term
| What was Senator Douglas' role in the Kansas-Nebraska Act? |
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Definition
| He basically pushed the bill through. He wanted the bill to pass because he had heavily invested in the realestate in Chicago and in railway stock. |
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Term
| What was the compromise that the was negated when the Kansas-Nebraska act came into place? |
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| the missouri compromise of 1820 and the compromise of 1850 |
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| What were the reactions to the Kansas Nebraska Act? |
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| Many of the Southerners were for it because it gave the possibility of another slave state, but many of the Northerners were against it because they didn't want more slave states |
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| Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? |
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1.she wanted to awaken the North to the cruelness of slavery
2. she was dismayed by the Fugitive Slave Law |
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| What were the effects of Uncle Tom's Cabin? |
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It caused thousands to swear to have nothing to do with the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law
It kept the governments of England and Paris from intervening on the South's side
according to Lincoln, it started the civil war |
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| Who went to Kansas when it came under popular sovereighty? |
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| free soilers form the North, normal settlers, and proslavery supporters |
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Term
| Why was there election controversy in 1855? |
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| because many people came from Missouri to vote for the legislature so that the government would become proslavery |
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| What was the capital of Kansas? |
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| Shawnee Mills was the capital for the Southerners and Topeka was the capital for the Northerners |
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| a militant abolitionist who killed and dismembered 5 men at Pottawatomie because they were supposedly proslavery |
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| What was the Lecompton Constitution? |
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Definition
| it was a document that allowed people to vote with slavery or with no slavery for the new constitution. It protected owners of slaves and made sure that there was still slavery in Kansas |
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| What was Douglas' role in the Lecompton Costitution? |
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Definition
| He fought against it because he wanted true popular sovereighty and even gave up the presidnecy in order to stand behind popular sovereighty |
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| What was the response of the North and the South to Bleeding Kansas? |
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| Both the north and the south had groups send people to fight for their causes in Kansas. The north abolitionsits supported fanatical abolistionists like John Brown, and the south supported those who messed up the votes |
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Term
| What happened with Bleeding Sumner? |
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| Sumner, a disliked Senator from Massachusetts, condemned Senator Andrew Butler. Butler's relative, Preston Brooks was very offended so he took his cane and beat Sumner until the cane broke |
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| What was the response from the North to Bleeding Sumner? |
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| they were furious and printed thousands of Sumner's speech |
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| What was the response from the South to bleeding Sumner? |
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| they sent Brooks new canes and supported him for sticking up for the South |
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Term
| What was the Dred Scott Decision? |
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| It was the decision that the slave Dred Scott, who had lived in a free state for 5 years, sued for his freedom. It went to the Supreme Court who ruled that a slave was property and could be taken anywhere |
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| What was the reaction to the Dred Scott decision from the north? |
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| they were furious and protested sayint that the ruling of the Court was merely an opinion not a decision |
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| What was the reaction to the Dred Scott decision from the south? |
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| they were delighted at first then were angry at the Northerners who disregarded the decision |
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Term
| What were the 3 causes of the Financial Crisis of 1857? |
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1. Inpouring California gold caused inflation
2. Overseas wars had increased the demand for grain causing its price to drop=bad for farmers
3.Lowered Tariff in early 1857 |
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| What were the 4 effects of the Financial Crisis of 1857? |
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1. 5,000 business failed within a year
2. unemployment within urban areas
3. Caused Republicans to clamor for a protective tariff
4. South was not hit hard-actually came out extremely well |
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Term
| How did Lincoln rise to political power? |
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Definition
| after the Kansas Nebraska Act, Lincoln emerged as a leading politician and orrator. the Linclon-Douglas Debates also helped |
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Term
| What were Lincoln's nicknames? |
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Definition
"Honest Abe"
"King" Lincoln |
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| Where were the Lincoln-Douglas debates? |
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| What was the Freeport Doctrine? |
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| Lincoln asked Douglas what if people of a territory should vote slavery down? The Dred Scott Decision said that states couldn't vote down slavery. Douglas replied that slavery would stay down if the people voted it down no matter what the Supreme Court said |
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Term
| What happend with John Brown at Harper's Ferry? |
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| John Brown went to Harper's Ferry with a lot of ammunition and weapons. He killed some people and expected the slaves to follow him in order to begin a revolt. Brown was captured here and his plan failed |
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| What was Douglas' platform for the Election of 1860? |
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| he was for popular sovereighty and the fugitive Slave Law |
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| Why did the Southern Democrats leave the convention? |
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Definition
| because Douglas was leading the Northern Democrats and the South hated Douglas because of the Freeport Doctrine and Lecompton Constitution |
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| What was Lincoln's platform for the election of 1860? |
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Definition
appealed to all non southern groups:
1.nonextension of slavery for freesoilers
2. protective tariff for northern manufacturers
3. no abridgment of rights for immigrants
4. a Pacific railroad for the Northwest
5. internal improvements at the cost of the federal government for the West
6. free homesteads from the public domain for the farmers |
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| Who won the election of 1860? |
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| Which side had more political power? |
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| The South because they had control of the Supreme Court, the Senate, and the House of Representatives |
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| Why did South Carolina leave? |
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| because Lincoln was elected president |
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Term
| What were the porblems with the "Lame Duck"? |
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1. Lincoln couldn't take office until March 1861
2. Pres. Buchanan didn't hold the Union together
3. Some cried for "Oh for one hour of Jackson" |
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Term
| What was the Crittenden Compromise? |
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| Proposed by Crittenden who suggested that they reinstate the old 36-30 line and make all of the territories above the line free, and all of the territories below the line slave with both being protected by the government. It also wanted to add Cuba as a slave state |
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| What was the reaction to Crittenden's Compromise? |
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| It was rejected by Lincoln |
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| Why did the South think that secession was smart? |
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1. because the North was more powerful
2. weary of criticism and northern interference
3. Cast asside their vassalage to the North
4. Nationalism
5. Self Determination
6. thought the North wouldn't try to stop them |
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