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Early signs of Whig collapse

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Failings in state and local elections in 1853

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Democrat losses in 1854 mid-term election

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91 to 23, free state

67 to 63, slave state

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Date of Irish potato famine

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1845-46

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Immigration between 1845-54 (of which Catholic)

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3 million (1 million)

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Regions of Irish settlement

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North-eastern cities

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Growth in Catholicism 1850-54

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Catholic bishops, priests and churches almost doubled

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Nativist failings of Whig party

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Attempted to appeal to new immigrants but alienated native born Americans

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Site and date of founding of Order of the Star-Spangled Banner

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New York, 1849

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Know Nothing key issues

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Protestant

Nativist, 21 year probationary period before immigrants could become full american citizens

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Know Nothing membership in 1854

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1 million members

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Massachusetts vote for Know Nothing’s in 1854

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63%

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Year of transformation of Know Nothing to American Party

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1855

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Region of strength for Republicans

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Mid-west

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Key issue of Republicans

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Anti-slave power

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State of senator William Seward

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New York

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Leading Southern Politician on Kansas

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Senator Atchison of Missouri

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Company and number for Northern settlers in Kansas

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Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company, 1500 in 1854-55

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Pro-slave association set up in Kansas

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Platte County Defensive Association

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Site of initial legislature in Kansas

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Lecompton

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19
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Site of alternative government in Kansas

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Topeka

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20
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Topeka plans for blacks in Kansas

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Complete ban

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21
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Site of sack by pro-slave posse in May 1856

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Lawrence

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22
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Deaths from attack of Lawrence, Kansas

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1 pro-slaver died when a building collapsed on him

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Site of John Brown’s first attack

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Pottawatomie Creek

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Effect of John Brown’s murder of 5 people-slavery settlers

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Series of tit for tat killings

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Name of new governor appointed in Kansas in 1856

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John Geary

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Name created for events in Kansas in press

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Bleeding Kansas

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Reasons for decline in American Party support (5)

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Had to drop KNA position
Decline of immigration led to fall in nativism
Failure of Know Nothing legislatures
Secretive side of the movement disliked
Success attracted old guard which alienated other supporters

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Proportion of anti KNA members affiliated with KNs in 1854-55

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2/3

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Election of speaker for House 1856, winning candidate

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Nathaniel Banks, ex-KN, now Republican

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Date of first national convention for Republican Party

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February 1856

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Date of Bleeding Sumner

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May 1856

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People and their role in Bleeding Sumner (3)

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Senator Sumner beating up after speech
Speech against Senator Butler
Attack by Congressmen Preston Brooks

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33
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How did the south endorse Brooks’ actions (2)

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New cane

Easily re-elected

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Year of American Party National Convention

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1856

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35
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Number of Northern delegates splintering away from American Party in 1856

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73

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36
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American party’s selection of candidate in 1856

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Ex-President Fillmore

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37
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3 potential republican candidates in 1856

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Samuel Chase
William Seward
John C Fremont

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38
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Fremont’s age in 1856

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43

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39
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Fremont’s political experience

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Democrat Senator for California for 17 days

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40
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Date of Fremont’s nomination for Republican candidate

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June 1856

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41
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Republican twin protests in platform

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Polygamy and slavery

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42
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Democrat potential candidates for 1856 election (3)

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Pierce
Douglas
Buchanan

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43
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Regional contests in 1856 election

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North - Buchanan v Fremont

South - Buchanan v Fillmore

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1856 election results

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Buchanan (45.3% and 174 EC votes)
Fremont (45% of N and only 1196 of South, 114 EC votes)
Fillmore (21.6% and 8 EC votes)

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45
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Distribution of states between candidates in 1856 election

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Buchanan won all but one Southern state plus 5 free states
Fremont won rest of North
Fillmore won one Southern state

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Increase in number of seats in house for Northern Democrats after 1856 election

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Increased to 53

47
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Number of Southern Democrats and Republicans in congress

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75 SD and 92 Republicans

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Buchanan’s political experience

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House, Senate, Cabinet, US minister in Russia and Britain

49
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Number of slave owners in Buchanan’s cabinet

50
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Dred Scott movements

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First to Illinois, then to Wisconsin territory and returned to Missouri

51
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3 key questions revolving around Dred Scott case

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Right to sue in federal courts?
Was he free as a result of living in a free state?
Was he free as a result of living in a free territory?

52
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Date of Supreme Court’s decision

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March 1857

53
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Composition of the Supreme Court in 1857

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9 justices, 5 Southern and 4 Northern

54
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Name and age of Chief Justice

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Roger Taney, 79

55
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Court decision on Dred Scott, how voting

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7 votes to 2

56
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Effect of Dred Scott decision on Missouri Compromise

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Declared illegal and void

57
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Name of depression in 1850s in America

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Panic of 1857

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Buchanan’s actions on Panic of 1857

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Did nothing and blocked Republican proposals to make changes

59
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Month of Gov Geary’s resignation

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March 1857

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New Kansas Governor after Geary

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Robert Walker

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Evidence of fraud in Kansas elections

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One village with 30 eligible voters returned 1600 votes

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Choice of Lecompton constitutions presented to voters (2)

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Accept pro-slavery constitution

Accept constitution banning new slaves imported but keeping all old slaves

63
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Ultimatum in Southern press regarding Kansas constitution

A

Lecompton or disunion

64
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Month of Walker’s resignation from Kansas Governor

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December 1857

65
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Buchanan’s response to initial constitution of Kansas

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Endorsed it and ignored any claims of fraud

66
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Who spoke against Buchanan and Lecompton Constitution

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Senator Douglas

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Aftermath of Douglas’ speech against Lecompton and Buchanan

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Denounced by Southern democrats as a traitor

Democrat party split North and South

68
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Congress voting for Lecompton Constitution

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Senate passed 33 to 25

Defeated in House by 120 to 112

69
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Month of new free elections on Lecompton constitution

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August 1858

70
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Month of Kansas’ admission to the Union

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January 1861

71
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How large was Illinois in 1858, ranking

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4th largest

72
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Lincoln first in Illinois state legislature

73
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Lincoln first in House of Representatives

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Lincoln defeated in House of Representatives

75
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Act that brought Lincoln back to politics

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Kansas Nebraska Act

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Year in which Lincoln joined Republican Party

77
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Number of debates between Douglas and Lincoln

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Date of Lincoln Douglas Debates

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August - October 1858

79
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Topics of LD debates (3)

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Race, slavery and slavery expansion

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Single key difference between Lincoln and Douglas

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Douglas never publicly said slavery was a moral evil

81
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Votes for Lincoln and Douglas

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125,000 to 121,000 for Lincoln

82
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Who was senator of Illinois 1858

83
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Who controlled house after 1858 election

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Republicans

84
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Republicans increase in vote in battleground states from 1856-58

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35% to 52%

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Date of first night of attack on Harpers Ferry

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16th October 1859

86
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Number of men with Brown for raid

87
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What was significant about Harper’s ferry

A

There was a federal arsenal

88
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Nickname for Brown’s financial supporters

A

The Secret Six

89
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Who was the first to die in John Brown’s Raid

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Black baggage master

90
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Who led Virginia and Maryland’s state militia against John Brown

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Robert E Lee

91
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How long was the siege at Harper’s Ferry

92
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Number of deaths in attack of John Brown’s siege (of which with Brown)

93
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What was John Brown charged with in 1859

94
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Date of John Brown’s execution

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2 December 1859

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Actions taken by Southern States after John Brown’s raid (4)

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Vigilante committees established
Slave patrols strengthened
Increase in lynchings
Increase in weapon purchases by Southern state governments

96
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Republican proposals in 1859-60 Congress

A

Fee homesteads
Higher tariffs
Pacific railroad

97
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Achievements of 1859-60 congress

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Nothing, sectional tensions blocked all

98
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State, dates and party of Fillmore

A

1850-53
New York
Know Nothing

99
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States, dates and party of Franklin Pierce

A

1853-57
New Hampshire
Democrat

100
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State, dates and party of Buchanan

A

1857-61
Pennsylvania
Democrat

101
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Composition of 1855 territorial legislature in Kansas (slave:free)

101
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Who did Buchanan write a letter too encouraging support of slavery verdict on Dred Scott

A

Grier, Supreme Court Justice from Pennsylvania

101
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Signs of economic prosperity in 1848-56

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Banks doubled, railroad mileage increased 3 times and Cali gold rush

101
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Trigger of Panic of 1857

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Tripling interest rate

101
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Why did elections in Kansas repeatedly fail

A

Free-staters expecting it to be rigged boycotted the vote

101
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Number of Representatives of Know Nothing’s in House in 1854

101
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How many seats did the democrats have in 1855 congress

101
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How many blows did it take to Sumners head for the cane to break

102
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Legal punishment of Preston Brooks

A

Fined $300

103
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Nickname for Buchanan

A

Old Public Functionary

104
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Increase in seats for Northern Democrats after Niv 1856 election

105
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In what year was Lincoln first elected to House of Representatives

106
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Number of Illinois senators not for re-election hat were Democrat

107
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1858 congressional election, change in seats for Republicans and Democrats in swing states

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D fell by 13

R rose by 13

108
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Swing states change increase in Republican vote from 1856-58

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