History Final pt 9 Flashcards
What is a railroad that would length the eastern side and connect it with western side called?
A Transcontinental Railroad
Where did the south want the transcontinental railroad to begin in and why?
Begin in New Orleans or Memphis for slave trade and cotton transportation.
To get the south off of wanting Memphis and New Orleans what does Stephen Douglas do?
Organize western territories and make it possible for slavery to exist in those territories.
Why did Stephen Douglas want the railroad?
To get richer and help fund his presidential run.
What act does Stephen Douglas creates?
The Kansas – Nebraska Act.
what vote makes the decision on slavery?
Popular vote
What does popular sovereignty do to the USA?
Is going to have long term issues that are negative for USA.
Out of the Kansas – Nebraska Act we get the Republican Party which 2 parties and why?
The Whigs and Northern Democrats together and it is invented to prevent slavery from moving out west.
What 2 people make newspapers about slavery?
William Lloyd Garrison & Frederick Douglas
Where does a civil war break out? Why?
In Kansas because of the Popular sovereignty issue.
What was the nickname of the railroad that William Lloyd Garrison was a part of? What was the importance of this railroad and what did the garrison want in return?
“The underground railroad” This helped get slaves to Canada where slavery was abolished in return, he wanted interviews of what the slaves went through.
What newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison create? Where? What is the significance of this newspaper?
The Liberator / in New York/ because he wanted to help end slavery and open peoples mind seeing how vicious slavery is.
What newspaper did Frederick Douglas create? Where? What is the significance of this newspaper?
The North Star / Frederick Douglas was from Maryland and fled to New York. / His newspaper was to inform people of his own personal experience as a slave himself
What book did was the bestselling book that was about the horrors of slavery? Who was the author? / What happens in this book?
” Uncle Tom’s Cabin “ by Harriet Beecher Stowe / Where a slave named Uncle tom gets sold to different plantations and it starts good but descends to hell as the book goes on.
Who is Simon Lecree and why is he talked about so much?
He is satin like character in the book and he is talked about because it showed slavery is not only harmful to blacks but also to whites because it can turn a good person to an evil person.
