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Potpourri
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This political party had leaders such as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and William Henry Harrison. It formed in opposition to the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
What is the Whig Party
100
In the election of 1860, John Bell, John Breckenridge, and Stephen A. Douglas all lost to this man, though it was NOT a landslide victory.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
This man, dubbed "The Great Compromiser" was a Senator from Kentucky, Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams, and the father of the "American System". He never won the Presidency.
Who is Henry Clay
100
Abraham Lincoln called her the "little lady who caused all this trouble" for her book UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
100
This reformer sought to improve life for the insane. She created the first American Mental Asylums
Who is Dorothea Dix
200
This political party is defined by Andrew Jackson's Presidency
What is the Democratic Party
200
In the election of 1880, this Republican won, but would gain fame as the 3rd president to be assassinated. We can thank Charles Guiteau for this act.
Who is James Garfield
200
You can call this man "daddy" because he was the "Father" of the American Factory System... the man who brought the British system to America.
Who is Samuel Slater
200
This fiery senator from South Carolina was always threatening to secede from the union. He did not want to see an end to slavery.
Who is John C. Calhoun
200
At the Seneca Falls Convention, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton called for women's rights in their "Declaration of Sentiments". It was modeled after this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
This branch of the Republican party was formed by Nativists in the 1850s
What is the Know Nothing Party
300
In the election of 1848, James K. Polk did not seek re-election. Instead, we elected this hero of the Mexican-American War. He was "Whiggin' Out". Slavery would be the primary issue of this election
Who is Zachary Taylor?
300
He invented the cotton gin and thus, interchangeable parts.
Who is Eli Whitney?
300
This Black man led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia in 1831. It resulted in 60 white deaths.
Who is Nat Turner?
300
This system developed in the 1820s. It is a penal method of the 19th century in which persons worked during the day in groups and were kept in solitary confinement at night, with enforced silence at all times.
What is the Auburn System?
400
This political party died out in the 1850s after only about two decades. It divided over the issues of slavery.
What is the Whig Party
400
In the election of 1848, this Democrat defeated Henry Clay. He favored the annexation of Texas while Clay opposed it. Now we have a county in Florida named after him!
Who is James K. Polk
400
Thomas Jefferson sent this duo to explore the Louisana Territory.
Who are Lewis and Clark
400
This famous abolitionist wrote a paper called "The Liberator". He was a white man seeking immediate emancipation of slaves.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
400
This production system was a labor and production model employed in the United States, particularly in New England, during the early years of the American textile industry in the early 19th Century. Many women and young girls worked there.
What is the Waltham System or the Lowell Mills
500
The Reconstruction Era Radical Republicans called for the this bill that required 50% pledge of loyalty from the South
What is the Wade-Davis Bill
500
In the election of 1824, this man accused John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay of making a "Corrupt Bargain" when he didnt win (this time)
Who is Andrew Jackson
500
In 1857, Preston Brooks beat this man over the head with his cane on the floor of Congress. It was over the issue of slavery in the territories.
Who is Charles Sumner
500
This famous Supreme Court Decision determined that slaves were property.
What is the Dred Scott Decision
500
He was an African American slave who planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in the United States. He was convicted and executed before it could take place
Who is Denmark Vesey