Political Parties
the deaths of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster weakened the party and the party lost its followers and the party failed
Who were the 49ers? Where did they go and why?
They are settlers who went to California looking for gold
What is popular sovereignty?
states that were able to vote on being a slave state or not and took the pressure off of Congress
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
part of the compromise of 1850, said that any runaway slaves found in the north must be returned to their owners
What did the Constitutional Union Party believe in? (2)
Staying together as a union, no opinion on slavery
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Conductor of the Underground railroad
What is secession?
withdrawal from the Union
What political party split in 1860?
Democrats (northern and southern)
What was the Underground Railroad?
a network system hidden to get slaves to freedom
What did the Republican Party believe in? (2)
slavery should not be kept out of territories, liked the Dred Scott case, opposed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
Who was Stephen Douglas?
IL senator who backed the Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty, democrat
What is "Bleeding Kansas"
Kansas was split into two govts, antislavery and proslavery
What two cities did the Transcontinental Railroad start at from the two routes?
Chicago and New Orleans
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
a law that repealed the Missouri Compromise that said the Kansas and Nebraska territories could use popular sovereighty to decide whether to have slaves to be free territories. Violated the Missouri Compromise and led to a bloody conflict
What did the Democrat Party believe in? (2)
antislavery
Who were the border ruffians?
people that rush into other territories to cast ballots
What was Lincoln's nickname?
Honest Abe
a novel about slavery that highlighted its cruelty
What fort was under attack for 33 hrs?
Fort Sumter
What was the other name for the American Party and who was apart of it?
Know-Nothing Party, northern whigs, antislavery dems, free-soilers
Who was John Brown?
an abolitionist who lead a raid to get weapons for slaves to fight back
What was the first state to seceed from the Union
South Carolina
Who was Uncle Tom's Cabin written by?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who were the debates between and what state were they in?
Douglas and Lincoln, IL