1820-59 Extras

Question 1

Date of congress solely for slavery

Answer 1

Called on 30th December 1847

Question 2

Missouri Compromise (4)

Answer 2

Tallmadge amendment caused tension by proposing no slavery in Missouri
Compromise passed House 134:42,
Opposition from Southerners who didn’t want congress to make decisions on slavery
Earned Clay title of Great Pacificator

Question 3

Nashville Convention (5)

Answer 3

June 1850
9/15 slave states attended
Secessionists overruled by moderates
Proposed expanding Missouri Comp to West
2nd meeting dominated by extremists after 1850 comp but had little impact

Question 4

Voting on KNA (5)

Answer 4

90% of South for, 64% of North against
44 NDs for, 43 against
Only 7 of 44 re-elected
9/10 Northern legislatures opposed (5,4,1)
Destroyed Whig party

Question 5

Fraud in Kansas (3)

Answer 5

One village with 30 eligible voters returned 1600 votes
MA emigrant Aid Company, 1500 bussed in for 1854-55
Platte County Defensive Association

Question 6

Gag rule (8)

Answer 6

3rd of 3 Pinckneys Resolution
Representative Henry L Pinckney of South Carolina
1st version but had to be repeatedly updated
May 1836, passed 117 to 68
Opposition from many Northern Whigs
Rescinded in December 1844 by 108-80
All Northern and 4 Southern Whigs supported rescinding
78% of Northern Democrats also supported rescinding

Question 7

Movements of Dred Scott (3)

Answer 7

Lived with army doctor John Emerson
Illinois state and Fort Snelling in Wisconsin Territory
Originally from Missouri

Question 8

Henry Clay (9)

Answer 8

Kentucky
3x speaker of House
1s speaker of senate
Secretary of State
3 unsuccessful presidential campaigns
In congress from 1806-52
Supported American System
Part of great triumvirate 
Founded Whig party in 1833

Question 9

Southerners involved in bleeding Sumner (3)

Answer 9

Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina
Co author of KNA
Preston Books also of South Carolina

Question 10

Key Southerner in KNA (3)

Answer 10

Senator David Rice Atchison
Missouri
Also supporter of border Ruffians

Question 11

Attempts for Latin American Slave Empire (2)

Answer 11

Pierce secretly endorsed former Mississippi senator Quitman tried to join up with Cuban rebels
Soule offered $130 million as part of Ostend Manifesto - sell or invade

Question 12

Fremont and 1856 election (5)

Answer 12

78.9% turnout
44% of Northern vote, 11 states
Buchanan carried 19 
No votes in 12 Southern states
Fillmore won 21.5% but only 1 state

Question 13

Daniel Webster (1)

Answer 13

Secretary of State twice

Question 14

John Browns raid (3)

Answer 14

October 1859
Harpers Ferry in W Virginia
Defeated by Robert E Lee

Question 15

Texas joining USA (3)

Answer 15

Dec 29, 1845
Americans had outnumbered Mexicans in region since 1830s
Texas left Mexico in 1836

Question 16

Support for Mexican War (4)

Answer 16

Opposed by anti-imperial Whigs
40,000 celebrated victory in NY
Volunteers increased army from 6,000 to 115,000
Gen Taylor became President

Question 17

Starting of Mexican War (5)

Answer 17

Slidell sent to negotiate by Polk in Nov 1845 but anti American at the time
Polk ordered Taylor to enter disputed territory North of Rio Grande
16 killed by Mexicans
‘Shed American blood on American soil’
April 1846- Feb 1848

Question 18

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (3)

Answer 18

Feb 1848
Forced cession of territories
$15 million and $3.25 million in debt

Question 19

Voting for Wilmot Proviso (3)

Answer 19

Passed House 83:64
All SDems and all but 2 Southern Whigs opposed
Failed to pass senate

Question 20

Growth of California (3)

Answer 20

92,597 in 1850
379,994 in 1860
310% increase

Question 21

1850 Comp, Texan borders (2)

Answer 21

Texas gave territory to New Mexico

Fed gov agreed to pay $10 million debt for Texas