Misc
Political Party formed to oppose Andrew Jackson
Whig Party
President during this war.
James Madison
Explain the 36 30 line
Established during Missouri Compromise, anything above the line is a free state and anything below is a slave state.
President that purchased the Louisiana Territory.
Thomas Jefferson
Name of Slave who sued for his freedom.
Dred Scott
Abolitionist that was a former slave that led other to freedom
Harriet Tubman.
Why did this war start (causes)
British Impressment and British support of Native American resistance.
Describe the Fugitive Slave Act.
Required Northerners to return runaway slaves.
President that presided over the Trail of Tears.
Andrew Jackson
Name two things that occurred during the Compromise of 1850.
1. California comes in as a free state
2. Popular Sovereignty is allowed in South West
3. Stricter Fugitive Slave Act
Wrote the speech "Aint I a Woman"
Sojourner Truth.
Name of treaty to end this war
Treaty of Ghent
Explain the Missouri Compromise of 1820
1. Missouri becomes a slave state
2. Maine becomes a slave state
3. 36 30' line is established
President that were involved in the Marbury v. Madison case.
James Madison
What is the catalyst that made the Southern States secede?
Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860.
What role did states play in causing the Civil War?
States rights became an issue during the Antebellum Era.
Names of both Native American resisters.
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (The Prophet)
What caused the Texas Revolution?
Disagreement with the Mexican Government
President from 1801-1809
Thomas Jefferson
It was the first violent conflict over the issue of slavery.
Name 4 presidents during the 1800s.
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln
Why did the War of 1812 seem like such a waste of time?
Nothing really changed after this war.
Name 5 slave states
Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Texas, Kentucky,
Name the 2 presidents that were a part of the Constitutional Convention
George Washington and James Madison
Why did the various compromises never work from 1820-1860 regarding slavery in the United States.
1. Further division among the nation
2. Delayed the inevitable.