Sectionalism Flashcards
Who spoke for the South?
Calhoun
Who supported the War or 1812 and a firm believer of slavery?
Calhoun
Calhoun that state governments should what?
Have the right to reject federal laws
Who spoke for the North?
Daniel Webster
Who opposed the war of 1812 and opposed slavery?
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster wanted the federal government to do what?
Take a larger role
Who spoke for the West?
Henry Clay
Who supported the war of 1812 and favored a more active role for the federal government?
Henry Clay
What had the country divided into?
Sectionalism
What was the Missouri Compromise?
-11 free states
-11 slave states
Why couldn’t Missouri be a slave state?
It would upset the balance
What did the line across the southern border do?
Prohibited slavery across the border
Where did Northerners not want slavery?
In the Western territory
What did Northerners and Southerners argue over?
Slavery in the West
What was the new political party that kept slavery out of the West?
Free Soil
When California how many slave states and how many free states were there?
15 free and 15 slave
What did extremists hint at for the South to consider?
Secession
What was Henry Clays’ nickname?
The Great Compromiser
Who refused to compromise on any issue?
John C. Calhoun
Who came up with the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
How many parts did the Compromise of 1850 have?
5
What were the 5 parts of the Compromise of 1850?
- California would be a free state
- The Western Territory would get Popular Sovereignty
- Outlawed slave trade in Washington D.C.
- Strict fugitive slave law
- Border dispute between TX and NM solved
Who was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stow
How did Southerners feel about Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
They felt it was unfair
Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglass
What did Stephen Douglass propose that would do majority rule?
Popular Sovereignty
Who flooded the Kansas territory with hopes of settlers casting their vote?
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery
Who led a gang of abolitionists and said it was Gods’ will that he punish all slave holders by murdering them
John Brown
Who went to the Supreme Court, but the Court said that since they were a slave (Property) that he could not file a case?
Dred Scott
What did Congress not have the power to do?
Outlaw slavery
What did Congress say about slavery?
It shouldn’t exist anywhere in the United States
Why did a group of Free Soilers, Whigs, and former Democrats come together to form the Republican party?
To take a stronger stance against slavery
Who ran for senator on the Republican side?
Abraham Lincoln
Who ran for senator on the Democratic side?
Steven Douglass
What did Abe Lincoln argue in the debates?
Slavery shouldn’t not be allowed in the Western territories
Who said that the West should use Popular Sovereignty?
Stephen Douglass
Who became well known across the country for public speaking and memorable speeches
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the radical abolitionist who plotted to raid a federal arsenal so he could raid slave revolt?
John Brown
What attitude did John Brown carry himself with through his trial?
Calm
T or F Sections of the nation sharpened
True
T or F There was 4 different regions of the country
False
T or F John C. Calhoun opposed any policy that would strengthen the federal governer
True
T or F Sectionalism is loyalty to one’s state or local region
True
T or F Sectionalism had not led early conflict in the US with the issue State’s rights
False
T or F California did not want to be admitted as a free state
False
T or F Southerners feared that if California admitted as a free state that the South would be outnumbered
True
T or F Henry Clay helped reduce sectional conflict through legislation
True
