The 1850's Flashcards
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What was the Fugitive Slave Law also known as?
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The “Bloodhound Bill”
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What was the Fugitive Slave Law a part of?
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The Compromise of 1850
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How could a slave owner recover their runaway slave?
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They could go into the North and capture them. The owners didn’t have to capture the exact slave. They would give a vague description and find someone to enslave.
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The “Slave” would be taken in front of a _____
Fill in Blank
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Judge
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What would happen if the judge ruled that the person is a runaway slave?
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The judge would receive $10
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What would happen if the judge ruled that the person is NOT a runaway slave?
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The judge receives $5
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Why would a judge receive money for ruling if a person is a runaway slave or not?
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It was an extra case, which means extra work for them. The money is like a raise for taking on the extra case.
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The African American was given ________ to ______ himself/herself in front of the judge
(Fill in Blanks)
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No chance
Defend
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What would happen if a Northerner was caught helping a runaway slave?
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The Northerner would receive 6 months in prison and would have to pay a fine of $1000
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What would the punishment Northerners received for helping runaway slaves do?
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It would discourage other Northerners from helping runaway slaves
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Many Northerners ________ against the Fugitive Slave Law.
Fill in Blank
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Rebelled
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The Fugitive Slave Law __________ the North.
Fill in Blank
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Infuriated
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What did many people feel about the Civil War?
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It was inevitable.
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What does inevitable mean?
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Inevitable means that something would happen no matter what.
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The Fugitive Slave Law actually had ____________ on runaway slaves.
(Fill in Blank)
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Little Impact.
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What book was written/published in 1852?
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a _________ book that showed the _______ of slavery.
(Fill in Blanks)
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Fictional
Cruelty
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What was a very effective use of Propaganda?
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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What is Propaganda?
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When something is written or said to influence or change your opinion.
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_____ read Uncle Tom’s Cabin as fact.
Fill in Blank
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North
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What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin deal with?
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It dealt with how Slavery went against Christianity and Freedom.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin had a ____ impact on the _______________.
Fill in Blanks
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Huge
American Society
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At one point, what was the only book that had been read by more Americans?
Bible
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Who were the candidates in the Election of 1852 and where were they from?
Democrats: Franklin Pierce (New Hampshire)
Whigs: Winfield Scott (Virginia)
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What was Franklin Pierce's nickname and why?
"Fainting General" because he was riding his horse and got knocked out in front of his army during the Mexican War.
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What did Pierce and Polk have in common?
They were both "Darkhorses"
| Pierce was the 2nd "Darkhorse" in U.S History
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Pierce was a Pro-________ Northerner.
| Fill in Blank
Southern.
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What is a Pro-Southern Northerner?
Someone who is from the North, but favors Slavery.
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Who was the Best General of their generation?
Winfield Scott
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What was Winfield Scott's nickname?
"Old Fuss and Feathers"
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The campaign during the Election of 1852 was centered around what?
Mudslinging
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What was said about Pierce during the Election of 1852?
It was said that he was an alcoholic.
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What was said about Scott during the Election of 1852?
It was said that he was arrogant.
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What were the results of the Election of 1852?
Pierce: 254 E.V
Scott: 42 E.V
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced by who and in what year?
Stephen Douglass in 1854
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What would the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
It would settle the slavery issue in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories
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Douglass introduced __________________.
| Fill in Blank
Popular Sovereignty
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What is Popular Sovereignty?
Popular Sovereignty means to allow the people in that area vote and decide if they wanted slavery.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act would overrule what compromise?
The Missouri Compromise
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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act overrule the Missouri Compromise?
The Act allowed people in the Nebraska and Kansas Territories to vote if they wanted slavery or not. The Compromise said that all land North of the 36'30' parallel would be free. The Act overruled the Compromise because there could now be slavery in the land North of the 36'30 parallel.
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The North was _______ with the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
| Fill in Blank
Furious
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Who attacked Douglass?
Free Soilers.
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Douglass pushed the bill through ________ and ______ signed it.
(Fill in Blanks)
Congress
| Pierce
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_______ began to flair in Congress.
| Fill in Blank
Tempers
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What did Congressmen began to carry into the Capitol Building?
Pistols and Bowie Knives
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When did the Brooks-Sumner Conflict occur?
1857
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Who is Preston Brooks?
A member of the House from South Carolina.
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Who is Charles Sumner?
A member of the Senate from Massachusetts.
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Brooks was a huge ________________.
| Fill in Blank
Slavery Supporter
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______ verbally attacked ______ because he was a huge slavery supporter.
(Fill in Blanks)
Sumner
| Brooks
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Who was attacked on the Senate floor and what was he attacked with?
Sumner was attacked on the Senate floor with a cane.
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Who attacked Sumner?
Brooks
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What did Sumner suffer from after Brooks attacked him?
He suffered mild brain damage.
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Sumner did not return to the Senate for ___ years.
| Fill in Blank
2 years
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What was the 1st territory to use Popular Sovereignty?
Kansas Territory
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What did Kansas use Popular Sovereignty for?
To determine if they would have slavery or not.
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The Election in Kansas took place when?
| "Bleeding Kansas"
March, 1855
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How many eligible voters were there in Kansas?
1,400
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How many votes were cast in the Kansas Election?
| "Bleeding Kansas"
Over 6,000
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Most ineligible voters came from ________.
| Fill in Blank
Missouri
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Kansas became a _____ territory, but ___ governments were established.
Slave
| 2
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What was the Capital City of the Pro-Slavery Government?
Shawnee Mission
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What was the Capital City of the Anti-Slavery Government?
Topeka
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What happened with Slavery in Kansas after the Election?
Slavery never actually prospered.
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How many slaves were there in Kansas in 1860?
2 slaves out of 100,000 people
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There was a mini what in Kansas after the Election?
A mini Civil War
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In 1856, a group of ___________ men burned a portion of ________, Kansas.
(Fill in Blanks)
Pro-Slavery
| Lawrence
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Who was John Brown?
A fanatical abolitionist.
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How many men did John Brown lead?
6 men
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How many slavery supporters did John Brown and his men kill?
5
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Where did John Brown lead his men to?
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
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________ now erupted in Kansas
| Fill in Blank
Violence
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What were "Beecher's Bibles" and why were they used?
"Beecher's Bibles" were guns that were sent to people in Kansas because it was said that guns were more useful than Bibles in Kansas at this time.
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Who was Henry Ward Beecher?
He was a Minister that created "Beecher's Bibles."
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How many people died in Kansas over Slavery?
200 people.
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What was the population in the U.S in 1850?
20-25 million people
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Who was facing strong opposition in 1850?
Immigrants
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What was the immigration opposition known as?
Nativism
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What is nativism?
The favoritism of native born citizens over immigrants
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What were the reasons for the movement?
| Opposition to Immigration
Job Competition in the cities
| Anti-Catholicism
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Job competition existed for what type of jobs and what did this mean?
Manual labor jobs.
| This meant factory jobs in cities.
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Immigrants were __________ for jobs and were willing to work for ____ money.
(Fill in Blanks)
Desperate
| Less
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The early immigrants in U.S History were what?
| Religion
Protestants
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During the 1840's and 1850's, a higher percentage of immigrants were what?
(Religion)
Roman Catholic
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What did Americans/Protestants feel the Catholics would do?
They felt that the Catholics would try to wipe out Protestantism in the U.S and would follow the Pope instead of the U.S Government
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What type of Catholics were especially singled out?
Irish-Catholics
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Many businesses refused to hire _____ workers.
| Fill in Blanks
Irish
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What does NINA mean and where was this "phrase" seen?
NINA means No Irish Need Apply and it was seen on signs that began to appear
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______ immigrants were also harnessed because many nativists did not understand the _____ culture.
(Fill in Blanks)
German
| German
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What did the Nativists not like about the German immigrants?
* They thought they spoke funny.
* They did not like how they stuck together in sections of cities and small towns.
* They did not like how they still practiced many of their customs like Oktoberfest
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What new political party emerged at this time?
The Know-Nothing Party
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The Know-Nothing Party was also know as what?
The American Party
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What phrase did the Know-Nothing's adopt?
"Americans must rule America"
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What did the Know-Nothing's start out as?
A secret organization
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What was the Know-Nothing's secret organization called?
"Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner"
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If a member was asked a question about the organization, (Know-Nothing's) what were they supposed to respond with?
"I know nothing"
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Why did the "Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner" decide to become a political party?
They wanted to get the changes they desired.
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What did the "Supreme Order of the Star-Spangled Banner" become known as when they became a political party?
The Know-Nothings
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What were the Know-Nothings successful at and how?
They were successful at the poles because they had about 75 members of Congress elected.
They also had many Governors and State Legislatures.
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How was the Know-Nothing Party successful?
Nativism was strong. (Favored Native born citizens over immigrants)
They also filled the political gap left by the Whigs.
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Most immigrants, during the time period between the American Revolution and the Civil War, came from where?
Western European Countries
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What was the most common type of transportation for immigrants?
Sail Boats
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How long would the voyage take on a sail boat?
| Immigration
2-3 months
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What were the reasons for coming to the U.S?
| Different Stages of Immigration
* Religious Freedom
* Economic Opportunities
* Opportunity to get good, cheap farmland
* Opportunity to get rich quick
* Some people wanted to teach Christianity to Native Americans
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In many countries in Europe, the government would establish _______ official religion(s). Give an example!
(Fill in Blank)
One.
| Example: Great Britain had the Church of England.
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What did Economic Opportunities mean for immigrants?
It means that they could start a business or escape from bankruptcy in the homeland, ect.
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The opportunity to get good, cheap farmland existed throughout the ___________ for immigrants.
(Fill in Blank)
19th century
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The opportunity for farmland started with what areas of land?
(Different Stages of Immigration)
It started with the Northwest Territory, Louisiana Territory, Texas, Mexican Cession, and the Oregon Country.
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How did Immigrants think they could get rich?
By finding Gold or Silver
| They heard stories about Gold Rush
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What was it called when Immigrants wanted to come to the U.S to teach Christianity to Native Americans?
A Mission
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What city became the 1st permanent settlement by non-Indians in the Northwest Territory?
Marietta, Ohio
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When was Marietta founded?
1788
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Who established Marietta?
Rufus Putnam
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What city was the 1st capital of the Northwest Territory?
Marietta, Ohio
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Gallipolis means what?
"City of the French"
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What county had many Amish settlers from Switzerland?
Holmes County
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Many German Catholics settled where?
Northwest Ohio
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What was one of the 1st colleges in the U.S to be founded by and for African Americans?
Wilberforce University
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When was Wilberforce College founded?
1856
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By 1900, how many cities in Ohio had populations over 100,000?
4
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What were the 4 cities that had a population of over 100,000 in Ohio during 1900?
(Name them in order from greatest population to lowest population!)
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo
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Most NEW immigrants came from where?
Eastern and Southern Europe
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What is the 1st thing immigrants encountered?
| Immigration between Civil War and the Early 20th Century
The Journey
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Most immigrants now came to the U.S by what?
| Immigration between Civil Way and the Early 20th Century
Steamboats
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How long did it take to cross the Atlantic on a steamboat?
10 days
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How long did it take to cross the Pacific on a steamboat?
20 days
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Where did Immigrants stay on a steamboat?
Steerage
| Below the ships waterline
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There are no portholes in the steerage.
| Where did Immigrants get their light?
From a few lanterns
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How was the steerage ventilated?
By keeping the doors open.
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Where were immigrants rarely allowed?
On Deck
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Who did Immigrants travel with?
One or two other relatives.
| Some traveled alone
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What were some of the Psychological Problems faced by Immigrants?
Language barriers, leaving your family, the different culture, and there was no guarantees for a better life. (Immigrants were taking a huge risk)
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What is Ellis Island?
The Chief Immigration Station of the U.S from 1892 to 1924
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How many immigrants came through Ellis Island?
Over 16 million Immigrants
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What does the immigrant 1st have to pass?
Inspection
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There was no guarantee that a person would be ________ through Ellis Island
(Fill in Blank)
Admitted
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What are the reasons that a person would be rejected or sent back?
Head Lice, Tuberculosis, not being(looking) at least 16 years old and having no parents with them, ex-convict, not having $25 with them.
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What would happen in some cases when 2 family members are trying to get through?
One family member would be accepted, while the other was rejected
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Why were names changed by immigration inspectors?
They wouldn't be able to pronounce or spell the immigrants name.
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Give 2 examples of names that were changed by immigration inspectors.
Iorizzo became Rice
| Wrasman became Rossman
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Once passing through inspection, what would happen to the Immigrants?
They would get sprayed with disinfectant before getting on the ferry to New York City
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When an Immigrant arrived in New York City, there was an immediate what?
Culture shock
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Why did Immigrants have an immediate Culture Shock?
New language, uncertainty about a job (how did you get a job?), no place to live, ect.
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Immigrants lived on ______________.
| Fill in Blank
"Ethnic Islands"
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What are Ethnic Islands?
Cities unofficially divided into ethnic districts or sections of town.
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What happened with Ethnic traditions and languages in Ethnic Islands?
Give an example.
They were still used
| German village and Italian village in Columbus!
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What religions dominated the new immigrants?
Judaism, Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodox.
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What was one of the major problems for immigrants?
Generation Gap
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What was the Generation Gap?
The children of immigrants went to public schools and learned American customs faster than their parents.
The parents had to learn from the children
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Chinese-Americans had been coming to the U.S since the days of ___________.
(Fill in Blank)
The Gold Rush
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Most Chinese immigrants were ___.
They expected to return to China eventually to be ______ with their _________.
(Fill in Blanks)
Men
Buried
Ancestors
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What was the cause of most of the resentment towards Chinese Americans?
The Depression of 1873
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Why was there resentment towards Chinese Americans?
They were willing to work for less
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Where was the resentment towards Chinese Americans the most intense?
California
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What Act prohibited all Chinese workers from entering the U.S?
The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
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By 1902, the Chinese Exclusion Act was what and when would it last until?
It was extended indefinitely and would last until the 1960's
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By 1910, how many Japanese-Americans were in the U.S?
| Were most male or female?
130,000 J-A were in the U.S and most were male
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What problems did the Chinese-Americans face that the Japanese Americans also faced?
Problems concerning job competition.
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There was concern in the U.S over Japan's what?
Aggressive military nature
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Who did Japan attack between 1895 and 1905?
China and Russia
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Who removed all Chinese, Japanese, and Korean students from neighborhood schools?
What was this an example of?
San Francisco Board of Education.
| This was an example of Segregation
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Where were the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean students placed?
In "Oriental Schools"
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What agreement was reached with the Japanese Government and who was the President that was part of this agreement?
"Gentleman's Agreement"
| The President was Teddy Roosevelt
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What did the "Gentleman's Agreement" say?
Japan shouldn't send any immigrants to the U.S
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What party was formed in 1854 by former Whigs, Free-Soilers, and anti-slavery Democrats?
The Republican Party
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What issues did the Republicans form around?
Higher wages for labor
Building a transcontinental railroad
High protective tariff.
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What issue held the Republicans together?
Slavery must be barred from all territories.
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Who was the Democrats candidate in the Election of 1856 and who was his running mate?
(Say where they are from too!)
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James Buchanan (Pennsylvania)
His running mate was John Breckinridge (Kentucky)
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Who was the Republicans candidate in the Election of 1856?
John Fremont
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Who was the Americans/Know-Nothing's candidate in the Election of 1856?
Millard Fillmore
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What was the only major issue of this campaign that was discussed?
(Election of 1856)
Buchanan was "Kansasless"
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Why was Buchanan "Kansasless?"
He was out of the country when all of the problems in Kansas took place, so he had voiced no opinions on the issue.
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Because Buchanan did not voice an opinion on the Kansas issue, what didn't he do?
He didn't alienate any voters.
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What were the results in the Election of 1856?
Buchanan-174 E.V
Fremont-114 E.V
Fillmore-8 E.V
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______ did really well for being a 3rd party candidate.
| Fill in Blank
Fillmore
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What three parties were the political successors to the Whigs?
Free-Soil Party
Know-Nothing's
Republicans
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What were the periods of influence, areas of influence, and results of the political successors to the Whigs?
Period of Influence:
Free-Soil: 1848-1854
Know-Nothings: 1853-1856
Republicans: 1854-Present
Area of Influence:
Free-Soil: North
Know-Nothings: Nationwide
Republicans: North (later nationwide)
Results:
Free-Soil: Merged with Republicans
Know-Nothings: Disappeared. Some joined the Republicans.
Republicans: Became the rivals to Democrats.
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Why did the Know-Nothings disappear?
They could not keep their Northern and Southern wings together.
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Who was Dred Scott?
A Missouri slave who went with his master to Illinois and Wisconsin (both free states) in 1846
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What did Dred Scott do once he returned to Missouri?
He used for his freedom on the grounds that his presence in free territories gave him his freedom.
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The Dred Scott v. Sanford case reached ______________ and Dred Scott ____ by a ___ decision.
(Fill in Blanks)
The Supreme Court
Lost
6-2
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Who wrote the majority opinion and what did it state?
Roger Taney who was Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion which stated that blacks "were not intended to be included in the word 'citizen' and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges in the Constitution"
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What were the results in the Dred Scott case?
* Scott was not a citizen of the I.S or Missouri.
* Residence in a free state does not make a slave free.
* Congress lacked the power to ban slavery from a territory, making the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
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The majority if the judges in the Dred Scott case were what?
Southern.
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How many Northern judges agreed with the majority?
One
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How many Northern judges disagreed?
| Dred Scott case
Two
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How many Northern Judges abstained?
| Dred Scott case
One.
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How did the Southern justices vote?
| Dred Scott case
As a block
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What kind of reaction did the North have to the decision?
| Dred Scott case
An angry reaction.
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What did the decision in the Dred Scott case cause many people to de?
It made many people who were neutral or hated blacks to become abolitionists.
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What did the people fear?
| Dred Scott case
They feared the influence of the South.
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What did the North feel?
| Dred Scott case
They felt that they did not get an impartial decision.
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What were the results of the Depression of 1857?
Banks and businesses closed, unemployment was high, and monopolies emerged.
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What is a monopoly?
A person or business that controls a product.
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Who did the Depression have a greater impact on and why?
The North because the North relied on business and industry, while the South relied primarily on agriculture.
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What did the Depression of 1857 cause between the North and South?
Animosity or jealousy
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What did the South feel about themselves?
| Depression of 1857
They felt superior because the depression was not nearly as damaging to them.
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When did the Lincoln-Douglas Debates take place?
During the campaign for the U.S Senate from Illinois.
| 1858
200
Who were the candidates for the campaign for the U.S Senate?
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Stephen Douglas (incumbent)
Abraham Lincoln
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What did Abraham Lincoln do doing the Senate Campaign?
Challenged Douglas to a series of 7 debates.
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What was Douglas like compared to Lincoln?
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Douglas:
Short and stocky
Well-groomed
New, fashionable clothes
Confident, explosive speaker
Well-educated
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Lincoln:
Tall and Skinny
Rugged looking
Old, wrinkled clothes
Humble speaker
Relied on logic
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What was Douglas like compared to Lincoln?
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Douglas:
Short and stocky
Well-groomed
New, fashionable clothes
Confident, explosive speaker
Well-educated
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Lincoln:
Tall and Skinny
Rugged looking
Old, wrinkled clothes
Humble speaker
Relied on logic
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What did Douglas claim about the Dred Scott decision?
He claimed that the decision did not mean that slavery would exist anywhere. He said that slavery would only exist in places where people were willing to pass laws to support it.
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What laws would people pass to support slavery?
Laws dealing with fugitives, sale of slaves, ect.
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What would happen if people did not pass a law to support slavery?
It would not survive
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Where did Douglas give his viewpoint on the Dred Scott decision and what did this do?
In a debate in Freepoint, Illinois. It helped with the Senate election, but seriously hurt his support in the South
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What was the result of the Senate election of 1858?
Douglas won, but Lincoln's name was put in the national spotlight.
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What did John Brown have an idea about?
Leading a slave rebellion
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Who did John Brown collect money from and why was he collecting money?
He collected money from Northern abolitionist in Boston to buy guns to arm the slaves so they could rebel.
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What did John Brown realize about his technique of collecting money?
It would take a long time (Too long)
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How did John Brown decide to get weapons to arm slaves?
He decided to take over a federal arsenal in Northern Virginia.
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Where was this arsenal located?
| Specific Town!
Harpers' Ferry
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John Brown figured that once he took over the arsenal, the slaves would do what?
Rebel on their own
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Brown and __ followers captured the arsenal, killing __ innocent people in the process.
(Fill in Blanks)
20
| 7
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What happened after John Brown captured the arsenal?
The slaves never rebelled and the arsenal was surrounded by federal troops and the Virginia militia.
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Who led the troops that surrounded the arsenal Brown captured?
Robert E. Lee
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How long did the stand-off at the arsenal last and why did it end?
2 days because Brown surrendered
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What was Brown arrested for?
Murder and Treason
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John Brown was assumed to be ______
| Fill in Blank
Insane
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How many of Browns closest relatives were also regarded to be insane?
13, including his mother!
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What was Brown sentenced to?
Death by hanging
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Some people considered Brown to be a what?
Martyr
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What is a martyr?
Someone who dies for a cause
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Who captured national attention and was considered to be a martyr?
John Brown
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When did John Brown die?
December 2, 1859
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Why was the South furious?
| John Brown
They felt that the North supported Brown and they felt Brown was a typical abolitionist.
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What did most Northerners think about Brown?
They thought he was crazy
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Who were the candidates in the Election of 1860?
Republicans: Abraham Lincoln
North Democrats: Stephen Douglas
South Democrats: John Breckenridge
Constitutional Party: John Bell
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Where was each candidate from?
| Election of 1860
Lincoln: Illinois
Douglas: Illinois
Breckenridge: Kentucky
Bell: Tennessee
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Who was V.P under Buchanan?
John Breckenridge
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The Constitutional Party was the leftovers of what?
The Whigs and Know-Nothings
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This Election was divided into what?
2 elections
| One in the North and one in the South
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Lincoln's name did not even appear on the _______ in __ Southern states.
(Fill in Blanks)
Ballots
| 10
235
What were the results in the Election of 1860 and where did the candidates receive their E.V from?
Lincoln: 40% pop vote, 180 E.V. From all free states except 3 from N.J.
Douglas: 29% pop vote, 12 E.V. From Missouri and 3 from N.J.
Breckenridge: 18% pop vote, 72 E.V from all the Cotton States
Bell: 13% pop vote, 39 E.V from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee
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Who won the North?
| Election of 1860
Lincoln
237
Who won the Deep South?
| Election of 1860
Breckenridge
238
Who won the mid-south?
| Election of 1860
Bell
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Lincoln was a ________ President.
What did this mean?
(Fill in Blank)
Minority.
| It meant that he received less than 50% of the vote.
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Lincoln was ____________ during his Presidency
| Fill in Blank
Not well-liked
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What did the South begin to do and why?
| Election of 1860
They began to panic because they felt that the North had control of the Government.
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Who had majority on the Supreme Court?
South (5-4)
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Who did NOT have control of the House or Senate?
Republicans
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In December, 1860, what did the South Carolina Legislature do?
Vote unanimously to secede.
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Within 6 weeks of South Carolina seceding, what states followed?
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
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When did all of those states secede?
| Texas, Alabama, Florida, ect.
Before Lincoln was inaugurated
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What states seceded after Lincoln became President?
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas
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What did Buchanan do about all the states seceding?
He let it happen. He wouldn't use force.
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How many men did we have in the I.S army?
| Seceding states and Election of 1860
15,000
250
Why did Lincoln sneak into D.C in disguise?
He feared an assassination attempt.
251
Who snuck into D.C in disguise?
Lincoln
252
What political party stopped the spread of slavery?
Republicans
253
What state became a free state because of the Compromise of 1850?
California
254
What is an arsenal?
The place where the military stores their weapons
255
Who presented the Compromise of 1850 to Congress?
Douglas
256
The U.S Government paid off the debt to what state during the Compromise of 1850?
Texas
257
What city was burned down by slavery supporters?
Lawrence, Kansas
258
Who signed the Compromise of 1850 into the law?
Millard Fillmore
259
What political party split into 2 groups in 1860?
Democrats.
| Northern and Southern Democrats
260
How many men were killed at Pottawamie Creek?
5
261
Where was slave trade abolished?
| Compromise of 1850
Washington D.C
262
Who was the only bachelor President?
Buchanan
263
How many justices on the Supreme Court were from the South?
5
264
Who was the military leader that captured Brown?
Robert E. Lee
265
What Political party was against slavery?
Free-Soil party
