Ch. 14 Sect. 3 Wrksht Flashcards
This political party was formed by Northern Whigs, northern Democrats and free-soil party members
Republicans
Name the political party that split apart in 1854
Whig party
Name the first Republican to run for president of the United States in 1856
John C. Frémont
Named the man from Pennsylvania that won the presidential election of 1856
James Buchanan
This US Supreme Court case in 1857 delivered a shattering blow to the antislavery forces in the united states
Dredd Scott v. Sandford
Who was Dredd Scott
An enslaved person who had once been owned by an army doctor. He sued for his freedom many times and finally got it years later from the son of a precious owner.
This Chief Justice of the USSC wrote the decision with regards to the issue of slavery in the US.
Roger B. Taney
Name the two parts of the USSC decision on slavery in the US
1) no right to sue in federal courts bc blacks aren’t citizens 2) living in free territory didn’t make you free
Under the decision of the USSC what law was ruled unconstitutional stating “congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in any territory”
Missouri compromise
Abraham Lincoln was originally a member of this political party
Whig
Lincoln’s opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska act made him join what political party
Republicans
Name the US senator from Illinois who was involved in great debates with Lincoln in the senate campaign of 1858
Stephen Douglas
Explain in 2 sentences what Lincoln meant by his “House Divided” speech
Lincoln believed that there was no was that the nation could stick together if half were free and half weren’t. Regardless of which way it went, they all had to become the same
In the debates if 1858 name the candidates and their position on the issue of slavery
1) Abraham Lincoln (anti)
2) Stephen Douglas (pro)
This man led the raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown
