Ch. 13 + 14 Quiz Flashcards
___ strong opposed the Wilmot Proviso
Southerners
___ ___ of SC refuted the Wilmot Proviso
John Calhoun
The ____ of ____ saw fragmentation of the parties concerning the slavery issue
election, 1848
____ during the election of 1858 firmed upon their pro-slavery stance, while ___ firmed in their abolitionist stance
democrats, whigs
In the 1848 election, ___ won and took a ___ __ stance on the slavery issue
Taylor, free soil
_____ of ____ caused a settlement to be made by legislatives of Indiana between the North and South on the slavery issue. It made CA a free state and established the TX boundary
compromise, 1850
____ became aware of the cruelty of slavery through books like “___ ____ ___” and they became resistant to the ___ ___ Act
Northerner’s, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Fugitive Slave
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by ___ ___ __ and sold 300,000 copies in 1st year
Harriet Beacher Stowe
In the Election of ____, the ___ party divided between North and South (pro-slavery and abolitionists)
1858, Whig
in 1858 the Democrats elected ___ ____ to the presidence
Franklin Piercer
Franklin Piercer focused on the _____ _____ and sought to acquire Cuba. He wanted a transcontinental railroad
manifest destiny
The ___ ___ Act occurred over the issue of the railroad which led to dispute about territories becoming states.
Kansas Nebraska
In January 1854, Sen. Douglas introduced a repeal on the ____ ____ which led to the Kansas Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Differentiation between the Democratic and Republican was strong by
1860
In 1860, ___ ___ represented the Republican party and won
Abe Lincoln
” __ ______” were an anti-Catholic nativist movement often called the “American Party”
know nothings
____ during the Election of 1856 wanted make every territory free, had an “adventure” side and elected _____
Republicans, Freemont
The Democrats labeled Republicans _____, and elected ___ during the 1856 elections
extremists, Buchanan
public schools encouraged the idea of ___ ___, self reliance, work ethic, etc
free labor
freed black abolitionists such as ___ ____ pushed for the abolition of slavery
Frederick Douglas
By the 1830s, ____ stretched from Southern Virginia to central Texas
cotton
By 1860, many Southern States had ____ majorities
black
“___ ___” was the Southern Pro-Slavery idea that the slave owners were caring for their slaves
racially based
____ ____ had four major cash crops
plantation economy
