Manifest Destiny article
Who is John O'Sullivan?
The oldest political party in the US.
What is the Democratic party?
This 5 part plan proposed by Henry Clay included a strictly enforced Fugitive Slave Act.
The act of getting rid of something.
Abolition
He lead the Texans to independence.
Who is Sam Houston?
The Appeal
Who is David Walker?
This party opposed Andrew Jackson's leadership style.
What is the Whigs?
This proposed that any land gained from the Mexican-American war would be off limits to slavery.
What is the Wilmot-Proviso?
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
What is a treaty?
A former Jacksonian Democrat who was picked as Harrison's running mate.
Who is John Tyler?
The Monroe Doctrine
Who is John Quincy Adams
What is the Free-Soil Party?
Stephen Douglas proposed this law where the people of the state would decided the slave status of the state.
People have the power to decide.
Fierce abolitionists who wanted to arm the enslaved.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
New paty born in 1854 that included diverse members who did not want slavery to spread.
What is Republican?
Case brought before the Supreme Court where an enslaved man sued for his freedom because he lived in a free state.
What is the Dred Scott Decision OR Dred Scott v. Sandford?
A formal act where a country claims its authority over a territory outside its domain.
What is annexation?
This Supreme Court judge wrote the majority that essentially allowed slavery in all territories.
Who is Roger Taney?
Declaration of Sentiments
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Nativist party opposed to immigration, especially the Irish.
What is the Know-Nothing Party?
This violent conflict between proslavery and antislavery forces foreshadowed the potential for widespread bloodshed.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
Term used to describe an ethnic community where people keep their own language, customs and religion.
What is a cultural enclave?