Compromises
In this year, a compromise was brokered in order to come to an agreement about California and other Western states
What is the compromise of 1850?
This Whig candidate was known as the designer of the Kansas Nebraska Act
Who is Stephen Douglas?
In this year, Texas declared its independence.
What is 1836?
This act, as a part of the compromise of 1850, was wildly divisive as it tried to find a way to satisfy frustrated southern slave owners losing enslaved peoples to the North.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
This form of cheap labor became popular as the Northern part of the United States became more and more industrialized.
What is child labor?
The Kansas Nebraska act was meant to overrule this compromise that happened earlier in the country's history, claiming it no longer applied (note: name the act and the year)
What is the missouri compromise of 1850?
This Southern Democrat was famous for advocating for secession and slavery in his home state of South Carolina, despite supporting the compromise of 1850.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
Texas fought for independence from this country, which stressed a strong centralized government and won its own independence from Spain in 1821.
What is Mexico?
This group of abolitionists came to Kansas in order to ensure that popular sovereignty would not cause it to become a slave state.
Who are Free Soilers?
In 1948, gold was found in this territory, leading to a rush of people coming to mine and it becoming fast tracked into a state in 1850.
What is California?
This group of 3 senators is largely credited with brokering the compromise of 1850 (Name all three)
Who is the great triumvirate (Daniel Webster, John C Calhoun, Henry Clay)?
This president is responsible for pushing for the incorporation of Texas in 1843.
Who is John Tyler?
Texas famously lost this battle at an abandoned church and fort, but used it as a motivating factor in their future victories.
What is the battle of the Alamo?
What is the transcontinental railroad?
By 1860, this political party had all but fallen apart, giving rise to the more famous Republican party.
What is the Whig Party?
This state became the location of incredible violence from 1855 - 1859 as a result of the act with its name in it .
What is Kansas?
This soon to be famous character in American History became famous as a congressman who spoke out against the Kansas Nebraska act and his soon to be political opponent, Stephen Douglas.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
While it was an independent nation, Texas allowed this important but controversial form of labor, which would continue what it becomes a state.
What is slavery?
During this four year period, violence between pro and antislavery groups resulted in the death of 100+ people in the state.
What is bleeding kansas?
This group of immigrants came from europe in the early 1800's but faced major discrimination and were forced to take low paying jobs.
Who are the Irish?
As part of the compromise of 1850, this area of the country had the unique legal status of allowing people to own slaves but not buy or sell them.
What is Washington D.C?
This American folk hero was a congressman from Tennessee but famously left office to help defend Texas, where he was killed in the famous battle at The Alamo.
Who is Davy Crockett?
This president, despite being pro-slavery, opposed Texas becoming a state in the union as it would upset a balance of free and slave states.
This form of governance believes that as long as a majority of people in a state believe that a federal law impedes or attacks their rights, they can ignore it.
What is nullfication
By 1854, many pro-slavery activists argued that this law needed to be revisited as it no longer applied to new territories.
What is the Missouri Compromise?