11-15 Flashcards
1
Q
Zachary Taylor
A
12
1849-1850
Whig
Free-soil party emerges
Opposed creation of new slave states
Opposed Henry Clay’s compromise bill regarding slavery in new territories
2
Q
Millard Filmore
A
13
1850-1853
Whig
Compromise of 1850
CA becomes part of U.S.
Enforced fugitive slave law
3
Q
Franklin Pierce
A
14
1853-1857
Democrat
Proposed railroad linking south and pacific coast
Ostend manifesto
Opened trade with Japan through treaty
4
Q
James Buchanan
A
15
1857-1861
Democrat
Drew Scott decision
Lecompton constitution
Failed slave uprising in VA led by abolitionist John Brown
5
Q
James K. Polk
A
11
1845-1849
Democrat
Expansionist
Reduced tariffs
Oregon treaty of 1846
