Gold
Gold was first discovered in California on this man's ranch
Who is John Sutter?
these two Illinois politicians held seven influential debates on the issue of slavery
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas?
This political party arose as an anti-slavery party that opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, but did not advocate the abolition of slavery in the South
What is the Republican party?
This compromise that sought to reinstate the Missouri Compromise line of 36°30′ for the Western territories and guarantee the protection of slavery where it already existed failed to pass the Republican-controlled Congress
What is the Crittenden Compromise?
Thousands of slaves escaped the South via this network
What is the Underground Railroad?
This term refers to the first major batch of California gold rush miners
What is forty-niners?
This 1856 Democratic presidential candidate from Pennsylvania was sympathetic to the South
Who is James Buchanan?
Prior to the 1860 presidential election this political party not only controlled the South but also had a strong voter turnout in the North
What is the Democratic Party?
This act was largely responsible for the virtual civil war in "Bleeding Kansas"
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This former slave went before the Supreme Court which denied that blacks had rights as U.S. citizens
Who is Dred Scott?
the South resisted the admission of California as a state because Southerners feared their loss of power in this legislative body
What is the Senate?
he was Zachary Taylor's vice-president
Southern senators blocked this bill amendment each time it passed in the House of Representatives
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
this agreement was necessary before California could be admitted as a free state
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This powerful novel aroused public opinion against slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Gold was first discovered in California in this year
What is 1848?
Southern representative that caned a Northern senator in the Senate chamber
Who is Preston Brooks?
this political position held that residents of a territory should decided the status of slavery in their territory
What is popular sovereignty?
this provision of the Compromise of 1850 called for the return of runaway slaves to bondage
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
he was the fanatical abolitionist that raided Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown?
Most forty-niners used this route to get to California
What is the Oregon Trail?
This Illinois senator was one of the leading proponents of popular sovereignty
Who is Stephen Douglas?
this term refers to radical Southerners that advocated the South's leaving the Union as the only way to preserve the Southern way of life
What is Fire-Eater?
he became known as "the Great Compromiser" due to his role in the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, and the Compromise of 1850
Who is Henry Clay?
this Supreme Court chief justice denied that blacks had citizenship rights
Who is Roger Taney?