Power point 10 Review Flashcards
What were 2 popular ideas concerning emancipation in the early republic?
Slavery would be ended gradually
AND
Only slaves reached a certain age
Describe the general idea of gradual emancipation and how it worked.
Once a slave hit a certain age they would be freed.
In stark contrast to other slave societies throughout the world, _____.
there was never a serious slave rebellion in American history.
______ revolutionaries thought slavery was at odds with the revolutions stated aims.
Virginia
The real problem behind emancipation throughout the South was _____.
the extent to which the southerners had invested in slaves.
In 1832 what brought Jefferson’s proposal for gradual emancipation back to the Virginia assembly?
Jefferson’s grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph introduced it after Nat Turners uprising in South Hampton County.
Along with Thomas Jefferson, most Virginians believed ______.
that whites and blacks could not live peacefully together.
What were the problems with the idea of colonization? (3)
- Who would pay compensation for slave owners?
- Should the state pay for transportation?
- Who will pay for the land to which the slaves will be sent?
When was the last time emancipation was brought up in the Virginia assembly?
1832
Describe the real fear slave owners had concerning their slaves. (2)
- That black men preferred white women
2. Given the chance, black men would murder white men and rape white women
Describe why free blacks were seen as a threat to the institution of slavery.
- Significant number of free blacks in southern states.
2. Free blacks would serve as a bad motivation and influence on slaves.
How was William Lloyd Garrison, unlike other abolitionists?
He felt that:
- Black people should be granted full political, legal, and social equality.
- The idea of inter-racial sex and marriage
Describe Garrison’s abolitionist attitudes toward northerners.
That they seceed from the south.
What are some examples of tactics used by Garrison to rile Americans up concerning abolition?
Suggested secession
Burning of the constitution
What did Garrison hope to accomplish as an agitator for abolition?
He wanted people to think of things in ways that they had not done before.
Give some/an example of the southern response to northern abolitionist arguments.
Some said that slavery was morally required
Slavery was morally acceptable
a. It was a Christian institution
b. Abraham and Moses both owned slaves
c. Jesus never said anything negative about slavery
d. Paul’s writings in Colossians and Philemon
Describe Garrison’s response to the southern argument based on the Bible.
He accepted their argument but rejected the bible.
How did southern politicians assist Garrison in accomplishing his goals?
They gave him publicity by standing in the halls of congress excoriating Garrison.
As evidenced by the career of Sumner no party would consistently support emancipation because ____.
?
What was significant about the year 1840 in both houses of Congress?
They passed gage rules that did not allow discussion or debate concerning slavery.
Any petitions concerning slavery would be tabled and never brought to the most basic hearing in the two houses.
Why did John Quincy Adams continue to read abolition petitions even after the gage orders were passed?
He felt the gage order was a violation of his constituents right to petition their congressman.
How did John Quincy Adams’ opponents respond to Adams’ continued reading of abolition petitions?
Since the federal congress had no authority to abolish slavery where it existed or where any state wanted to make it legal there was no sense in discussing the matter.
What explanation did Harriet Beecher Stowe use to say northerners were the ones responsible for slavery?
Since northerners bought products and supplied slaves to the south, the northerners were ultimately responsible.
The eventual discussion concerning slavery actually concerned ____.
Who would control the senate.
What were the 2 important points during the 1850s?
Abolitionism did not mean the abolition of slavery
and
The political struggle was not about slavery it was about who would control the senate.
To what did abolition refer to the majority of northerners during the 1850s?
Preventing the spread of slavery into the newly acquired western territories.
What made control of the Senate so important during the 1850s?
The senate was key in the struggle for political power, in the senate each state had the same number of representatives.
As long as the Senate remained balanced, no one single party or section could get legislation through the Congress.
Describe the difference in the struggle to control the senate between the northerners and the southerners during the 1850s.
Northerners wanted to control the Senate because with control of both the House and the Senate they could push whatever legislation that they wanted.
Southerners struggled to maintain a balance in the senate so they could block any northern legislation passed by the House in the Senate.
During the election of 1848, the Democrats began a trend concerning the presidential nominee which consisted of ____.
nominating a Northern candidate to try to win votes in that section.
The problem with the idea of “popular sovereignty” was _____.
it ignored the 5th Amendment of the Constitution.
What were some characteristics of the Wilmot Proviso?
- Ended the Mexican-American War
- Banned all African-Americans from land acquired from
Mexico, preserving the area for white farmers. - Passed in the House but failed in the Senate.
How did many northern states choose to oppose the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?
They refused to agree to the fugitive slave law; nullification
What were some characteristics of the newly formed Republican Party?
- Powerful purely sectional party
- 1854-now
- Formed in Wisconsin
- “Free soil, labor, and men”
- Pro White
- Hamiltonian system and promotion of homestead
legislation - Free soilers, know-nothings, northern whigs and
democrats
Describe the Dred Scott decision?
The Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction in the case.
What was a result of John Brown’s raid in 1859?
It was quickly defeated
In the 1850s the “debate” and concern over the extension of slavery led to the formation of ______.
The Republican Party
What was characteristic of the Republican Party’s stand concerning slavery?
Free men
The growing hostility to southern slave owners in politics which lead to the growth of the Republican Party resulted at least in part from _____.
Abolitionist critisisms
Why was abolitionism a significant factor in the growing sectional conflict of the 1850s?
They were trying to agitate the southerners
What was the abolitionists’ reaction when the southern states seceded?
good riddance
