Chapter 14: The Gathering Tempest 1853-1860 Flashcards
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
Split the Nebraska Territory into what would become the states of Kansas and Nebraska
Were Kansas and Nebraska meant to enter the country as free or slave states?
Kansas was meant to be a slave state and Nebraska was meant to be a free state.
What previous piece of legislation/compromise was seemingly repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Missouri Compromise (e.g. both KS and NB were above the 36 30 line)
Before the war what was on the rise in America?
Industrial economy industry new ideas as well as new modes of transportation
What developments in manufacturing brought on the new industrial age to the common person?
New features in manufacturing interchangeable parts
What economic crisis furthered the gap between the North and South?
The Panic of 1857
What did Lincoln believe was the first step towards emancipation?
Prohibiting the expansion of slavery
Before the formation of the Republican Party, what was Lincoln’s political party affiliation?
Anti-Slavery Whig
Who was Abraham Lincoln’s political rival? Why?
Stephen Douglas; Lincoln hated Douglas’s indifference when it came to slavery. Douglas didn’t care if there was slavery or not, as long as the people got to decide.
What group of Whigs (North/South) started to become Democrats? Why?
The Southern Whigs started to separate because…
1) Northern Whigs were controlling Whig nominees
2) Most Whigs were taking a national view as opposed to
a Southern one
3) They wanted the influence to maintain slavery
With the death of the Whigs many _____ formed?
Government Coalitions (including the Republicans and Know-Nothings)
During the event bleeding Kansas, what role did “border ruffians” play?
Border ruffians were known as proslavery Missourians who streamed into Kansas in 1854, determined to vote as many times as necessary to win the majority (proslavery government)
What was the importance of the caning of Sumner?
The caning of Sumner represented the hatred of the South towards the North and the inability to respond to the power of the North. This incident further the strength of the northerners case because it was a representation of how the south treated their own slaves.
What are “Black Republicans”?
This was another name for the Democratic Party to attack the Republican University as believers in racial equality. The Democrats used this far to convince many white to remain loyal to them.
