civics: important people

Question 0

Daniel Webster

Answer 0

from New Hampshire
liked Clay’s compromise
no reason for people to reject
california wouldnt need slaved because of resources
new Mexico are the same and will ovte anti slavery

Question 1

Henry Clay

Answer 1

from the west
suggested US reach an agreement on slavery
California added as a free state
stricture fugitive slave laws to protect southern interests
utah and new mexico territories use popular sovereignty to decide slavery question (free/slave)

Question 2

John C. Calhoun

Answer 2

from south
not a fan of Clay’s compromise
thought it didn’t protect south enough
if north didn’t start looking out for south’s interests they would part in peace

Question 3

George Washington

Answer 3

President of Philadelphia Convention

First President of the United States voted unanimously

Question 5

Patrick Henry

Answer 5

wasn’t at Constitutional Convention “smelled a rat”

one leader of anti-federalists

Question 6

James Madison

Answer 6

“Brains of the operation” “Father of the Constitution”
Came up with Virginia Plan
led ferderalists
wrote federalist papers in NY

Question 7

William Patterson

Answer 7

came up with the New Jersey plan

Question 8

Roger Sherman

Answer 8

came up with Great or Connecticut Compromise

“great Compromiser”

Question 9

Preston Brooks

Answer 9

Representative from South Caroline
attacked Sumner after he insulted his absent uncle (Butler) and slavery
threw his out of Congress but he ewas re-elected as a sign against North

Question 10

Andrew Butler

Answer 10

rep from South Carolina

was insulted by sen. Sumner and his nephew attacked Sumner

Question 11

Charles Sumner

Answer 11

sen from Massachusetts
insulted absent Butler and was attacked by Sumner, beaten unconscious with a cane
couldn’t return to congress for 3 years
still re-elected

Question 12

Stephen Douglas

Answer 12

from Illinois worked hard to get Compromise of 1850

after Sumner and pr. Taylor died

Question 13

Abraham Lincoln

Answer 13

first republican President elected in 1860
won the elect with 0 southern states votes
South was in disbelief and seceded from the union
#1 goal to preserve the union
wanted to get rid of slavery as well
HELD NATION TOGETHER

Question 14

Jefferson davis

Answer 14

president of confederate states of america

Question 15

John Brown

Answer 15

fierce abolitionist
thought he was an angel sent by God
fall of 1859 he and 21 followers attacked federal arsenal in Virginia
hoped to inspire slave revolt
failed
captured and sentenced to death

Question 16

John Locke

Answer 16

British Contemporary, ideas of social contract and civic duty
popular sovereignty and rule of law

Question 17

Daniel Shays

Answer 17

farmer from Massachusetts
Shays’ rebellion
farmers revolt over lack of payment from revolutionary war
country couldn’t collect taxes to pay them
wanted to overthrow government, wake up call

Question 18

John Roberts

Answer 18

Chief Justice

Question 19

William Howard Taft

Answer 19

only justice to have Presidency too

Question 20

Sandra Day O’ Connor

Answer 20

first female justice

Question 21

Sonia Sotomayor

Answer 21

first Latina justice

Question 22

Thurgood Marshal

Answer 22

first African american justice

Question 23

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Answer 23

famous dissenter