Finals Class Prep 2 1850s-1865 Flashcards
The architect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen Douglas
Popular sovereignty dealt with
Slavery
The Free Soil Party ______ the expansion of slavery.
Opposed
William Walker
Filibustering
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Abolitionist
All were political parties by 1850 EXCEPT
Republicans
William Walker sought to gain control of
Nicaragua
Northern Democrats opposed the expansion of slavery.
False
The Kansas issue ultimately divided the Democrats along regional lines.
True
In 1850, Northern and Southern Democrats were essentially alike philosophically.
True
The Republican Party was a coalition involving which of the following? (select all that apply)
Abolitionists ,Anti-Catholics ,Tariff supporters ,Free Soilers ,Reformers
Southern Whigs supported (select all that apply)
State supremacy ,Expansion of slavery ,Strict construction ,Free trade
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was acceptable to southerners because it
Allowed the possibility of slavery in territories north of the Missouri Compromise Line
Which of the following were associated with Bleeding Kansas? (select all that apply)
Civil war ,Dispute about the expansion of slavery ,Corrupt elections ,Sectional divide
Franklin Pierce sought the US purchase of
Cuba
The Ostend Manifesto dealt with
Cuba
Northern Whigs supported (select all that apply)
National banks ,Moral reforms ,Tariffs
Franklin Pierce
Democrat
Stephen Douglas
Democrat
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman was primarily associated with
Underground Railroad
Know-Nothings opposed (select all that apply)
Immigration ,Catholics
Filibustering involved
Seizing foreign territory
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 provided for all of the following EXCEPT
Personal liberty laws were lawful
