Compromise
Entered the Union as a free state.
California
Was Ohio a free state or a slave state?
Free state.
The fugitive slave law was part of what?
The Compromise of 1850.
What party did General Winfield Scott represent in the 1852 Presidential election?
Whig Party
During which event did violence break out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups?
"Bleeding Kansas"
New Mexico as a state would be able to decide for itself with what?
Popular sovereignty
Was Texas a free state or slave state?
Slave state.
What became illegal at this time?
To aid runaway slaves.
What party was created to oppose the spread of slavery?
Members of the Whig Party meet to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories. By February 1854, anti-slavery Whigs had begun meeting in the upper midwestern states to discuss the formation of a new party. One such meeting, in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854, is generally remembered as the founding meeting of the Republican Party.
A fight broke out in Congress between which two men?
Senator Charles Sumner
(Republican-Massachusetts)
and
Congressmen Preston Brooks
(Democrat-South Carolina)
What year did the Compromise occur?
1850
Was the Indiana territory free or a slave state?
Free state.
Who did the Fugitive slave law upset?
Opponents of slavery.
What Party was Franklin Pierce from?
Democrat Party (Pro-Slavery)
He was born into slavery in Maryland, Douglass escaped in 1838. He settled first in Massachusetts. Became a special advisor to Abraham Lincoln during his second term.
Frederick Douglass
Was Utah a free or slave state?
Open to slavery by principle or popular sovereignty.
Was Florida a free state or slave state?
Slave state.
Was slavery a local issue or national issue?
National Issue.
What did the south want to expand?
Slavery out west. They were unable to because of the Missouri Compromise.
Who were "Border Ruffins?"
Pro-slavery Missourians
Northern states had what advantages over the southern states?
Population and industrial power (manufacturing)
Was Vermont a free state or slave state?
Free state.
What was the Free-Soil Party? Who was their candidate in the 1852 Presidential election?
(1848–54) Was a minor political party in the pre-Civil War period of American history that opposed the extension of slavery into the western states.
-John Parker Hale was their candidate.
What occurred at the Pottawatomi Creek Massacre in 1856? What was the result?
John Brown led a group and abducted five slavery supporters. The men were murdered.
What year was the birth of the Republican Party?
1854