Profiles in Courage Lottery Quiz Flashcards
Where is John Quincy Adams from?
Massachusettes
What was John Quincy Adams’ bad choice?
He supported Jefferson in the passing of the Embargo Bill which tanked Mass economy
What was John Quincy Adams’ vote?
He voted for the Louisiana Purchase
What were John Quincy Adams’ consequences?
He resigned his seat in 1808
Where is Daniel Webster from?
Massachusettes
What was Daniel Webster’s bad choice?
He helped push The Great Compromise to keep the union from seperating
What was Daniel Webster’s vote?
He voted for The Great Compromise to keep the union whole
What were Daniel Webster’s consequences?
He resigned from the senate
Where is Thomas Hart Benton from?
Missouri
What was Thomas Hart Benton’s bad choice?
He refused to accept Calhoun’s new territory resoloution
What was Thomas Hart Benton’s vote?
He voted not to accept Calhoun’s plan
What were Thomas Hart Benton’s consequences?
He was voted out of office in 1851, and lost congress in 1855
Where is Sam Houston from?
Texas
What was Sam Houston’s bad choice?
He didn’t like that new territories could vote to be slave or non slave with the Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was Sam Houston’s vote?
He voted against the Kansas-Nebraska Act
What were Sam Houston’s consequences?
Rejected by Texas public when running for governor of Texas
Where is Edmund Ross from?
Kansas
What was Edmund Ross’ bad choice?
He was the deciding vote to impeach President Andrew Johnson
What was Edmund Ross’ vote?
He chose not to impeach the President Andrew Johnson
What were Edmund Ross’ consequences?
He wasn’t reelected to the Senate for Kansas and faced ridicule back home
Where is Lucius Lamar from?
Mississippi
What was Lucius Lamar’s bad choice?
He agreed to the findings of an election commission that gave the presidency to republican Rutherford Hayes and spoke a eulogy for Charles Sumner
What was Lucius Lamar’s vote?
He voted against free silver which would’ve helped Mississippi’s economy in the short run
What were Lucius Lamar’s consequences?
Nothing
