Chapter 18.3 Flashcards
party formed by whigs, democrats, free-soilers, and abolitionists in 1854
Republicans
why was the republicans formed
oppose the spread of slavery in the west
in the presidential election of 1856, democrats couldnt nominate anyone from the
K-N Act
who was nominated from the democrats in the 1856 presidential election
james buchanan
republican presidential candidate for 1856 election
John C Fremont
who won preidential election of 1856
Buchanan
slave of an army surgeon from Missouri
Dred Scott
3 major issues in Dred Scott case
- whether scott was a citizen of the US
- if the time he spent living on free soil mad him free
- whether bans on slavery in parts of the LA purchase were constitutional
chief of justice of the supreme court who wrote the majority opinion in 1857
Roger B. Taney
result of Supreme Court ruling was slaves are considered ___ as supported by the ___ amendment
property
5
who supported the Dred Scott decision and was upset by it
South-supported
north-upset
little known lawyer from Illinois who was selected to run for the Senate
Abe Lincoln
who did lincoln face in the Senate election of 1856
Stephen Douglas
how many debates were there in the Douglas and Lincoln debates
7
what states that it did not matter what the Supreme Court decided about slavery - it is placed in the hands of American Citizens
Freeport Doctrine
