Chapter 18 Flashcards
Why especially did southerners hate the Underground Railroad?
Northerners were tolerant of slave runaway, reflecting judgement against slavery
Why was the Free-Soil Party organized?
Organized during the 1848 election after distrusting silence on slavery from both sides (Cass and Taylor)
What did the Free-Soil Party believe on the issue of slavery?
Block extension of slavery into new territories because it destroyed free white men’s chances of working up from wage-earning dependence
What doctrine did the Free-Soil party follow on the issue of slavery?
Wilmot Proviso
Why was California able to pass the territory stage and apply directly as a state?
California Gold Rush brought lawlessness and great population
Who was in the Old Guard?
Clay, Calhoun, Webster
What was Calhoun’s idea in 1850?
Prosouthern concessions only, 1 president for each section
What was Daniel Webster’s stance on extension of slavery into new lands?
New territory was unfit for slaves to work
How did the North react to Daniel Webster’s Seventh of March speech?
Hated it and hated him
What influenced Taylor to veto Compromise? Who create this?
“Higher law”, created by William H. Seward
Why did Millard Fillmore approve of the Compromise after Taylor passed away?
He was president of Senate and was delighted at seeing sections able to work it out
What did the North receive in the Compromise of 1850?
California as free state, disputed territory to New Mexico, slave trade abolished in DC
What did the South receive in the Compromise of 1850?
Remainder of Mexican Cession territory formed into 2 territories (New Mexico and Utah) following popular sovereignty, Texas $10 mil compensation, stricter fugitive-slave law
What was the single greatest event that turned the North against the South?
The passing of a stricter Fugitive-Slave Law as part of the Compromise of 1850
Which section won the Compromise of 1850?
North
Tell about Franklin Pierce’s ideologies
Although he was a northerner, he was an expansionist prosoutherner
What was important about the election of 1852?
Last election Whigs were in
What did America receive when it signed a treaty with Colombia?
Neutrality in the isthmus for ability to transit across
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
Signed between US and Britain to allow neutrality in Central American isthmuses
Which 2 Central American nations did southerners tried to claim to expand slavery?
- Nicaragua
- Cuba
Who declared himself president of Nicaragua?
William Walker
What was the Ostend Manifesto?
Deal between US and Spain to buy Cuba (if failed, war would ensue)
In the 2 openings of Asian markets, who sent who to where to negotiate?
- 1844: Tyler sent Caleb Cushing to China
- 1852: Fillmore sent Matthew C. Perry to Japan
What was the treaty with China called?
Treaty of Wanghia
What was the treaty with Japan called?
Treaty of Kanagawa
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do to each party?
- Deeply split Democrat party
- Led to birth of Republican party
What section did the Republican party attract?
Those above the Mason-Dixon Line
Why did James Gadsden purchase the Gadsden Purchase?
To get land for a southern transcontinental railroad
Why were transcontinental railroads need?
To connect western territories with eastern territories
