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Who proposed the compromise of 1850?

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Henry Clay

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What law created tension between the federal and state governments prior to the civil war?

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The fugitive slave law

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What triggered the need for the compromise of 1850?

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The gold rush, California petitions for statehood

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What did the compromise of 1850 entail?

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1) California admitted as a free state
2) Slave trade in DC abolished
3) stricter fugitive slave law

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Initially, what were the chances of The Compromise of 1850 passing ?

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Bad

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What did president Taylor think of the compromise of 1850?

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He opposed it

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Who became president once president taylor died?

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Millard Filmore

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What did President Millard Filmore think about the Compromise of 1850?

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He supported it

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Who helped pass the Compromise of 1850?

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Stephen Douglas

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How did Stephen Douglas help pass the Compromise of 1850?

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He broke it up into smaller bills

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What was John C. Calhouns position on the Compromise of 1850?

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He spoke against it

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Who wrote “Uncle Toms Cabin” ?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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What was the greatest affect of the success of Uncle Toms Cabin?

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It brought slavery north

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What party was dominated by the working class and was anti immigrant?

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The Know Nothing’s

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What was the know nothing party also known as?

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The American Party

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Why did the know nothing party fear Catholics?

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Belief that Catholics may be more loyal to the pope than to the US

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In the Election of 1852, who was the Democratic candidate?

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Franklin Pierce

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In the election on 1852, who was the Whig candidate?

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General Whinfield Scott

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In the Election of 1852, who was the free soil candidate?

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John Hale

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In the Election of 1852, what went against Franklin Pierce?

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His support for a stronger fugitive slave law

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What was General Whinfeild Scott’s view in slavery?

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Anti-slavery

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Who won the election of 1852?

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Franklin Pierce

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Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Stephen Douglas

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What were Stephen Douglas’s goals in proposing the Kansas-Nebraska act?

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1) Try to encourage more people to settle out west
2) Open the way for the building of a trans continental railroad
3) Gain popularity in hopes of one day being president

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Belief that the people of a territory should be able to decide the fate of slavery
Popular sovereignty
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Who coined the term popular sovereignty?
Lewis Cass
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What was the anti slavery Capitol established in Kansas?
Lawrance
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What was the pro slavery Capitol established in Kansas
Lecompton
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Who led the anti slavery efforts in Kansas?
John Brown
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Where did John Brown lead his counter attack?
Pottawatomie creek
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What Massachusetts congressman was almost beat to death in congress?
Charles Sumner
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Who almost beat Charles sumner to death?
Preston Brooks
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Where was Preston Brooks from?
South Carolina
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What did the Kansas Nebraska Act lead to?
The growth if the Republican Party in the north
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What were the republicans stand on slavery?
They didn't want the spread of slavery
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Who was the democrat candidate in the election of 1856?
James Buchanan
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Who was the republican candidate in the election of 1856?
John C Freemont
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Who was the Whig candidate in the election of 1856?
Millard Fillmore
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Who won the election of 1856?
James Buchanan
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This slave sued for his freedom after spending extended periods if time in the north
Dress Scott
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What did the Dred Scott decision say?
- all blacks could never be citizens, therefore they couldn't sue in federal court - federal gov could not outlaw slavery in territories
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Who participated in famous debates for a spot in a senate seat?
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
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What did Douglas accuse Lincoln of being?
An abolitionist
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What did Lincoln accuse of Douglas of?
Wanting to spread slavery through popular sovereignty
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What did Douglas sad that became known the Freeport Doctrine?
No matter what the court ruled, a territory could keep slavery out by simply not regulating it
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John Brown lead an attack on what federal arsenal?
Harpers Ferry
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What river did John Brown lead his men along in an attempt to capture Harpers Ferry?
Potomac river
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Why did John Browns attack fail?
He didn't find salves that wanted to help
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Who was called in to stop John Brown?
Colonel Robert E Lee
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What happened to John Brown?
He was captured and executed
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Who was the Republican candidate in the election if 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was the Northern Democratic candidate in 1860?
Stephen Douglas
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Who was the Souther Democratic candidate in the election of 1860?
John C Breckinridge
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Who was the constitutional union candidate in 1860?
John Bell
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What were some things endorsed on the republican platform during the election 1860?
- keep slavery from spreading - protective tariffs - internal improvements - free homesteads - transcontinental railroad
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Who proposed the Crittenden Compromise? (The last effort to save the union)
Senator John Crittenden of Kentucky
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What did the Crittenden compromise try to do?
Extend the Missouri compromise line all the way to the Pacific Ocean -slavery could never be disallowed in those states
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Did the Crittenden compromise ever pass congress?
No
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Who lead succession?
South Carolina
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Where did the first shots of the civil war take place?
Fort Sumter
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Who bombarded fort Sumter?
Confederates
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Where was fort Sumter located
Mouth of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
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Why did Lincoln refuse to send reinforcements to fort Sumter?
He didn't want It to look like he had started the war
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How did the battle of fort Sumter end?
Truce; federal troops were allowed to leave north and the confederates took over the fort
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Who proposed the Wilmot proviso?
David Wilmot
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What did the Wilmot proviso do?
It banned slavery in any land acquired from Mexico
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Why we're northern democrats upset with Polk?
He had persued obtaining Mexican territory instead of getting Oregon
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What was another name for popular sovereignty?
Squatter sovereignty

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