Chapter 14 Review Flashcards
Provide the definition of the term:
popular sovereignty
people in a territory or state vote directly on issues, rather than having their elected representatives decide
After being provided the definition, name the term:
to withdraw from
secede
What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?
Congress would ban all slavery in territory that might become part of the U.S. as a result of the Mexican-American War
Fill in the blanks:
Fugitives are what ______________ referred to _________ slaves as.
southerners, runaway
Provide the definiton of the term:
Henry Clay
known as the Great Compromiser, he came up with the Compromise of 1850
Why was the Free-Soil Party founded?
Many anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats wanted to take a stronger stand against the spread of slavery, especially in the land gained from the Mexican-American war
True or false? If false, correct the statement:
John C. Calhoun was a U.S. senator from North Carolina, and he spoke for the South against Clay’s Compromise.
False. John C. Calhoun was a U.S. senator from South Carolina, and he spoke for the South against Clay’s Compromise.
Provide the definition of the term:
Daniel Webster
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who supported Clay’s Compromise in an effort to preserve the Union
What problem did California’s proposed admission to the Union cause?
Both sides realized that California’s admission as a free state would upset the balance between free and slaves state in the Senate
Explanation:
Most of California was in the North, so northerners wanted it to become a northern state.
What other issues were dividing the North and the South during the debate over the admission of California?
- Northerners - Wanted the slave trade abolished in Washington D.C.
- Southerners - Wanted a slave law that would help catch fugitive slaves (with the help of northerners)
Fill in the blank:
Winning the Mexican War had added more than _________ square miles to the United States.
500,000
True or false? If false, correct the statement:
The debate over the Wilmot Proviso demonstrated the nation’s growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery.
True
Which statement below is factual?
- Popular sovereignty would allow U.S. voters to decide whether or not to add a new state to the Union.
- Popular sovereignty would allow voters in a territory to decide whether they wanted to ban or permit slavery.
2
What year was the Free-Soil Party founded?
1848
Why was the South alarmed by the Wilmot Proviso?
Considering that in 1846 the North controlled the House of Representatives because of their large population, but each state had two seats in the Senate.
If the Wilmot Proviso went through, all new states founded would be free states, giving the North (antislavery) an overwhelming majority in the Senate and House of Representatives.
Provide the definition of the term:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Fill in the blanks:
_________ Douglas proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act in ______, his goal was a __________________ railroad.
Stephen, 1854, transcontinental
How did the Compromise of 1850 deal with the admission of California to the Union?
It allowed California to enter as a free state to please the North
Complete the statement with the best available option:
… was an antislavery settler from Connecticut who led the Pottawatomie massacre.
A. John C. Calhoun
B. Moses Speedbump
C. John Brown
D. Martin Van Buren
C. John Brown
After being provided the definition, name the term:
false or misleading information that is spread to further a cause
propaganda
True or false? If false, correct the statement:
Bleeding Delaware was the nickname given to Delaware because of the fighting between proslavery and antislavery settlers.
False. Bleeding Kansas was the nickname given to Kansas because of the fighting between proslavery and antislavery settlers.
Fill in the blank:
To ________ is to place a burden on something or someone.
impose
What impact did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have in the North and the South?
- In the North - It caused a lot of northerners to realize the ugly truths of slavery. Many started to believe slavery was immoral.
- In the South - Many southern plantation owners were angry and threatened. They claimed it was propaganda
Summary: It increased tensions between the North and the South
What year was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published?
1852
How did Stephen Douglas’s plan undo the Missouri Compromise?
a.k.a: the Kansas-Nebraska Act
It proposed allowing the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on the topic of slavery through popular sovereignty
Reminder: The Missouri Compromise made it so all states/territories north of the 36°30’ parallel were free (excluding Missouri).
What was the outcome of the election to select a legislature in the Kansas Territory?
Pro-slavery forces, many from Missouri, flooded into Kansas and illegally voted. This outraged anti-slavery settlers, who rejected the legislature and formed their own rival government.
Fill in the blank:
In the Kansas Territory, out of the ____ legislators, all but _____ were pro-slavery.
39, 3
List the four main terms of the Compromise of 1850.
proposed by Henry Clay
- California would be admitted as a free state
- Slave trade would be banned in Washington D.C.
- Popular sovereignty would decide slavery in the rest of the Mexican Cession
- Southerners got a tough new fugitive slave law
After being provided the definition, name the term:
The goal of this was to end slavery by giving supporters and opponents of slavery some of what they wanted.
Compromise of 1850
Provide the definition of the term:
James Buchanan
he was the Democrats’ candidate in the election of 1856
After being provided the definition, name the term:
slave that sued for his freedom and went all the way up to the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Complete the statement with the best available option:
… was a lawyer from Illinois that ran for the U.S. Senate in 1858 against Stephen Douglas.
A. John Brown
B. William Henry Harrison
C. Andrew Jackson
D. Abraham Lincoln
D. Abraham Lincoln
Provide the definition of the term:
Roger B. Taney
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1857
Fill in the chart:
What was John Brown’s goal in launching the raid on Harpers Ferry?
To seize weapons from the U.S. army storage and distribute them to the slaves of the South, which he hoped would trigger a massive slave uprising
The famous painting titled “Tragic Prelude” was made by which artist?
John Stewart Curry in 1937
Fill in the chart:
Fill in the blanks:
_______________ was a Massachusetts senator and a leading abolitionist who was beat with a cane by _______________.
Charles Sumner, Preston Brooks
Sumner had delivered a speech in which he criticized and specifically attacked Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina who support slavery. Preston Brooks was Butler’s cousin, so he took retaliation into his own hands.
