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California a free state
No restrictions on slavery (popular sovereignty)
Abolition of the slave trade
What are the Fugitive Slave Laws
- wanted to prevent immigrants from becoming U.S. citizens and voting
- came from fear out of changing demographics
- Irish were often discriminated against
What is the Know Nothing Party
Most Famous “conductor” of the underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
Former president, and on the Democratic Party) ran on new formed third-party ticket. Free Soil Party.
Who is Van Buren
a radical abolitionist in Kansas/Virginia
Who is John Brown
"NINA"
What is "No Irish Need Apply"
was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party.
What is the Free Soil Party
A famous propaganda published in 1852, which was fueled by the fugitive slave act.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
Instead of arguing slavery was a “positive good”, they claim slavery was good for the entire country
What is "defending slavery"
Allowed people of each territory to decide the status of slavery in their territory
What is popular sovereignty
was a network of organized secret escape routes that assisted slaves escape
What is the Underground Railroad
Radical idea of immediate abolition continued
Advocation of violence began
What is division and radicalism
introduced amendment banning “slavery nor involuntary servitude” in “any part of said territory”
Who is David Wilmot
forms before the election of 1848 and wanted to stop the expansion of slavery so white farmers did not have to compete with the large slave based plantations
Who is "Henry Clay"