History Flashcards
David Wilmot
P.A representative
Proposed a bill in congress
Steven Douglas
Democrat incumbent short stocky
Abraham Lincoln
Republic tall ,,,challenged Douglas
James Buchanan
Democrats nominated to run for presidency
Henry clay
He was taking the lead as senator
Jefferson Davis
President of the confederacy
Harriet beacher Stowe
Didn’t agree with the fugitive slave act
Rodger B . Taney
Always delivers his opinion in any case
John brown
Extreme abolitionist
Free soil party
a political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
Uncle toms cabin
Novel published by Harriet Stowe in 1852 which said slavery was brutal and immortal
Fugitive slave act
Helped recapture run away slaves
Popular sovereignty
- a government in which people rule a system in the residents vote to decide An issues
Republican Party
Republican Party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery
Dread Scott v sandford
Deed Scott sued for his freedom because he had been taken to live in territories where slavery was illegal