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Social studies module 17 Lessons 1 - 2 Flashcards

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1
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Who was Franklin Pierce?

A

Democratic candidate who won the presidential election of 1852.

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Who was Stephen Douglas?

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senator who introduced what would become the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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a law that divided the rest of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories ( Kansas and Nebraska )

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What is the Pottawatomie Massacre?

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it was the murder of five pro-slavery men at the pottwawtomie creel by john brown and several other abolitionist.

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Who was Preston brooks?

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South Carolina representative who used a cane to beat senator Charles sumner.

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Who was Charles Sumner?

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A Massachusetts senator who was an outspoken critic of pro-slavery leaders.

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Why was Franklin Pierce a popular candidate in the south?

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He honored the compromised of 1850 and assured the southern votes.

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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act get its name?

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It got it from the Louisiana territory ( Kansas and Nebraska )

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Was senator Charles Sumner for or against slavery?

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He was against slavery, a antislavery person.

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10
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Who attacked Charles Sumner?

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Preston Brooks

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Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

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Stephen Douglas

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12
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What divided the Louisiana Purchase into two territories?

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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13
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What removed the Missouri compromises restriction on slavery?

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Who was responsible for the massacre of 5 pro-slavery men that led to a civil war in Kansas.

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John Brown and his sons.

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What resulted in the deaths of 5 pro-slavery men in Kansas?

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A pottawatomie Massacre

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16
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Who won the presidential election in 1852?

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Franklin Piercer

17
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Who was a senator from massachusetts hat spoke against the pro-slavery people in Kansas and was beaten by a fellow senator?

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Charles Sumner

18
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What caused the sack of Lawrence?

A

It was cause by pro-slavery jurors that charged antislavery leaders with treason.

19
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What do you think would be the consequences of one state having two governments?

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They would btoher one another and get into arguments.

20
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What is the meaning of Popular Sovereignty?

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the idea that political authority belongs to the people.

21
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What is uncle toms cabin?

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A book made about antislavery leaders, made by Harriet Beecher stowe.

22
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Who is Anthony Burns?

A

A fugitive from virginia

23
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What is the meaning of a free soil party?

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A party formed in 1848 by antislavery notherners who left Whig and democratic parties because neither adressed the slavery issues.

24
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Who is wilmot proviso?

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a proposal to out law slavery in the territory added to the US, by the mexican cession.

25
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What state applied to enter the Union?

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California.

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