Terms of Compromise
Admitted into the Union as a free state
What is California?
- He was against the spread of slavery
- Saw the compromise as a way of avoiding national discord
Who is Daniel Webster?
This happened in 1861 but was delayed because of the Compromise of 1850
What is the Civil War?
Topic of common disagreement between the North and the South
What is slavery?
A document that directly attacked the King and argued for a democratic republic
A law that was adopted to crack down on escaping slaves
- Picked up the case from Senator Henry Clay
- Promoted state's rights for when it came to issues of slavery
Who is Stephen A. Douglass?
The Compromise of 1850 overturned a previous compromise
What is the Missouri Compromise?
- Was caused by land disputes between the Mexico and the US
- Mexico lost 1/3 of its territory due to this
What is the Mexican and American War?
Foreign soldiers from the German state that worked with the British during the American Revolution
Who are the Hessians?
Banned in Washington D.C.
What is the Slave Trade?
- Opposed the compromise because of its limitations to slavery
- defender of the institution of slavery
- senate and states rights advocate
Who is John C. Calhoun?
This was proposed in order to transport goods and resources across the country
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The idea that the US is destined by God to expand across the entire North American Continent
What is manifest destiny?
Said the land located west of the Appalachian Mountains is separated into self-governing states
What is the Land Ordinance 1784?
- Primary creator of the Missouri Compromise
- wanted the compromise to avoid Civil War
Who is Senator Henry Clay?
The President during the time period when the Compromise was put in action
Who is Millard Filmore?
The outcome of Marbury vs. Madison
What was the judicial review?
Enacted the Fugitive Slave Act as part of the Compromise of 1850
Who is Millard Filmore?
One of the direct causes of the establishment of the Compromise of 1850
What is Californias desire to be a free state prohibiting slavery?
The first president to campaign actively with the slogan of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too"
Who is William Henry Harrison?