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Sectionalism Flashcards

1
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Who spoke for the South?

A

Calhoun

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2
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Who supported the War or 1812 and a firm believer of slavery?

A

Calhoun

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3
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Calhoun that state governments should what?

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Have the right to reject federal laws

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4
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Who spoke for the North?

A

Daniel Webster

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5
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Who opposed the war of 1812 and opposed slavery?

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Daniel Webster

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6
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Daniel Webster wanted the federal government to do what?

A

Take a larger role

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7
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Who spoke for the West?

A

Henry Clay

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8
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Who supported the war of 1812 and favored a more active role for the federal government?

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Henry Clay

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9
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What had the country divided into?

A

Sectionalism

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10
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What was the Missouri Compromise?

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-11 free states
-11 slave states

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11
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Why couldn’t Missouri be a slave state?

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It would upset the balance

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12
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What did the line across the southern border do?

A

Prohibited slavery across the border

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13
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Where did Northerners not want slavery?

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In the Western territory

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14
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What did Northerners and Southerners argue over?

A

Slavery in the West

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15
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What was the new political party that kept slavery out of the West?

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Free Soil

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16
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When California how many slave states and how many free states were there?

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15 free and 15 slave

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17
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What did extremists hint at for the South to consider?

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Secession

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18
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What was Henry Clays’ nickname?

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The Great Compromiser

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19
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Who refused to compromise on any issue?

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John C. Calhoun

20
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Who came up with the Compromise of 1850?

A

Henry Clay

21
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How many parts did the Compromise of 1850 have?

A

5

22
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What were the 5 parts of the Compromise of 1850?

A
  1. California would be a free state
  2. The Western Territory would get Popular Sovereignty
  3. Outlawed slave trade in Washington D.C.
  4. Strict fugitive slave law
  5. Border dispute between TX and NM solved
23
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Who was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A

Harriet Beecher Stow

24
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How did Southerners feel about Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

A

They felt it was unfair

25
Q

Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A

Stephen Douglass

26
Q

What did Stephen Douglass propose that would do majority rule?

A

Popular Sovereignty

27
Q

Who flooded the Kansas territory with hopes of settlers casting their vote?

A

Pro-slavery and anti-slavery

28
Q

Who led a gang of abolitionists and said it was Gods’ will that he punish all slave holders by murdering them

A

John Brown

29
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Who went to the Supreme Court, but the Court said that since they were a slave (Property) that he could not file a case?

A

Dred Scott

30
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What did Congress not have the power to do?

A

Outlaw slavery

31
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What did Congress say about slavery?

A

It shouldn’t exist anywhere in the United States

32
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Why did a group of Free Soilers, Whigs, and former Democrats come together to form the Republican party?

A

To take a stronger stance against slavery

33
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Who ran for senator on the Republican side?

A

Abraham Lincoln

34
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Who ran for senator on the Democratic side?

A

Steven Douglass

35
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What did Abe Lincoln argue in the debates?

A

Slavery shouldn’t not be allowed in the Western territories

36
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Who said that the West should use Popular Sovereignty?

A

Stephen Douglass

37
Q

Who became well known across the country for public speaking and memorable speeches

A

Abraham Lincoln

38
Q

Who was the radical abolitionist who plotted to raid a federal arsenal so he could raid slave revolt?

A

John Brown

39
Q

What attitude did John Brown carry himself with through his trial?

A

Calm

40
Q

T or F Sections of the nation sharpened

A

True

41
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T or F There was 4 different regions of the country

A

False

42
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T or F John C. Calhoun opposed any policy that would strengthen the federal governer

A

True

43
Q

T or F Sectionalism is loyalty to one’s state or local region

A

True

44
Q

T or F Sectionalism had not led early conflict in the US with the issue State’s rights

A

False

45
Q

T or F California did not want to be admitted as a free state

A

False

46
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T or F Southerners feared that if California admitted as a free state that the South would be outnumbered

A

True

47
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T or F Henry Clay helped reduce sectional conflict through legislation

A

True

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