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Causes Of The Civil War Unit Flashcards

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Who was elected in 1840 and what political party did they belong to?

A

William Henry Harrison

Whig

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Who was elected in 1836 and what political party did they belong to?

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Martin Van Buren

Democrat

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Who replaced William Henry Harrison in office?

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John Tyler

Whig

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Who was elected in 1844 and what political party did they belong to?

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James K Polk

Democrat

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What was James K Polk known as?

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Dark horse candidate

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Proviso

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An amendment to a bill

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Explain the Wilmot proviso

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David Wilmot proposed no slavery in land gained from Mexico

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Mexican session

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Land ceded to the US during Mexican war

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Free-Soilers

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Political party formed solely against slavery in Mexican session

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Who initially proposed the Compromise of 1850?

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Henry Clay

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Who finished the Compromise of 1850?

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Stephen Douglas

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What were the four parts of the Compromise of 1850?

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  1. California as a free state (N)
  2. Popular sovereignty in the Mexican session (S)
  3. Slave trade band in DC (N)
  4. Stricter fugitive slave law (S)
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Popular sovereignty

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Voters decide whether or not to allow slavery in the territory.

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Abolitionists

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Those attempting to abolish slavery

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Fictional anti-slavery book

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Who wrote uncle Tom’s cabin?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Who was elected in 1848 and what political party today belong to?

A

Zachary Taylor

Whig

17
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Who replaces Zachary Taylor in office?

A

Millard Fillmore

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Who was elected in 1852 and what political party did they belong to?

A

Franklin Pierce

Democrat

19
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Who was known as the little giant?

A

Stephen Douglas

20
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Who proposed the Kansas Nebraska act?

A

Stephen Douglas

1854

21
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Know-Nothing’s

A

Political party against Roman Catholics and immigrants.

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Republicans

A

Political party representing the north and against the spread of slavery

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John Brown

A

A militant abolitionist who believed God told him to wage war on slavery.
Killed five proslavery settlers

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Bleeding Kansas

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1855

Vote on slavery in Kansas was tainted violence and massacres occurred on both side

25
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Who was attacked for a speech against slavery?

A

Charles Sumner

26
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Who attacked Charles Sumner?

A

Presten Brooks

27
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Who was elected in 1856 and what political party did they belong to?

A

James Buchanan

28
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What were the three parts of the Dred Scott case?

A

1857

  1. Court ruled in Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
  2. Court ruled slaves aren’t citizens
  3. Made popular sovereignty a joke
29
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What did John Brown do at Harpers Ferry Virginia?

A

He seized weapons at the federal army hoping to arm slaves.
Expected slaves to join him didn’t
Brown hanged

30
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Who was elected in 1860 and what political party did they belong to?

A

Abraham Lincoln

Republican

31
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What was the first state to secede?

A

South Carolina

32
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Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?

A

Jefferson Davis

33
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Where was the first capital of the Confederate states of America?

A

Montgomery, Alabama

34
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Where was the second capital of the Confederate states of America?

A

Richmond, Virginia

35
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Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

A

Fort Sumter

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