Compromise of 1850
The year the compromise was passed.
What is 1850?
The two territories affected by the act.
What are Kansas and Nebraska?
Popular Sovereignty allowed who to chose if there was going to be slavery or not.
Who are the people? (accept the states)
The prospect of gold brought many to this state.
What is California?
This was a network of secret routes and houses for slaves on the run.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This Congressman from Kentucky proposed the Compromise of 1850.
Who is Henry Clay?
New concept introduced into the territories that allowed them the chance to have slavery.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Party created by disgruntled Whigs, Free Soilers, Know-Nothings, and other opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is the Republican Party?
Known as "The Great Compromiser"
Who is Clay?
The name of the railroad system which connected America from East to West.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
The amount paid to Texas during the compromise.
What is $10,000,000?
The man that proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
The election of 1852 and the deaths of Webster and Clay signaled the end of this party.
What are the Whigs?
Known as "The Great Nullifier"
Who is Calhoun?
The name given to Clay, Calhoun and Webster.
What is the Immortal Trio?
This state tipped the Senate balance against the South, giving the North a better deal in the compromise.
What is California?
The political party the act helped to create.
What is the Republican Party?
Whigs normally nominated this type of person, of which examples were Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor.
Who are War Heroes?
This was signed by Fillmore after 7 months of debate.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
The other name for the Fugitive Slave Act
What is the Bloodhound Bill?
Webster's Speech of this name argued for the Compromise of 1850
What is the 7th of March Speech?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was proposed in this year
What is 1854
The slogan of the Free Soil Party
What is "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free men
The Democratic Candidate in the election of 1848.
Who is Cass?
This candidate was known as the “Young Hickory of Granite Hills”
Who is Frank Pierce?