Union in Peril class prep Flashcards
William Walker
Filibustering
James Buchanan
Democrat
Southern Whigs supported (select all that apply)
Strict construction ,State supremacy,Expansion of slavery ,Free trade
The Underground Railroad focused on
Rescuing runaway slaves
Franklin Pierce
Democrat
Filibustering involved
Seizing foreign territory
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Abolitionist
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Franklin Pierce sought the US purchase of
Cuba
All were political parties by 1850 EXCEPT
Republicans
Popular sovereignty dealt with
Slavery
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was acceptable to southerners because it
Allowed the possibility of slavery in territories north of the Missouri Compromise Line
Stephen Douglas
Democrat
The Ostend Manifesto dealt with
Cuba
In 1850, Northern and Southern Democrats were essentially alike philosophically.
True
Northern Democrats opposed the expansion of slavery.
False
The Republican Party was a coalition involving which of the following? (select all that apply)
Anti-Catholics ,Reformers ,Free Soilers ,Abolitionists ,Tariff supporters
Which of the following were associated with Bleeding Kansas? (select all that apply)
Corrupt elections ,Civil war ,Sectional divide ,Dispute about the expansion of slavery
Ultimately Kansas became a _____ state.
Free
Harriet Tubman was primarily associated with
Underground Railroad
Know-Nothings opposed (select all that apply)
Catholics, Immigration
Northern Whigs supported (select all that apply)
National banks, Tariffs, Moral reforms
The Kansas issue ultimately divided the Democrats along regional lines.
True
William Walker sought to gain control of
Nicaragua
