Union in Peril class prep Flashcards

1
Q

William Walker

A

Filibustering

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2
Q

James Buchanan

A

Democrat

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3
Q

Southern Whigs supported (select all that apply)

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Strict construction ,State supremacy,Expansion of slavery ,Free trade

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4
Q

The Underground Railroad focused on

A

Rescuing runaway slaves

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5
Q

Franklin Pierce

A

Democrat

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6
Q

Filibustering involved

A

Seizing foreign territory

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7
Q

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A

Abolitionist

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8
Q

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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9
Q

Franklin Pierce sought the US purchase of

A

Cuba

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10
Q

All were political parties by 1850 EXCEPT

A

Republicans

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11
Q

Popular sovereignty dealt with

A

Slavery

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12
Q

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was acceptable to southerners because it

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Allowed the possibility of slavery in territories north of the Missouri Compromise Line

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13
Q

Stephen Douglas

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Democrat

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14
Q

The Ostend Manifesto dealt with

A

Cuba

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15
Q

In 1850, Northern and Southern Democrats were essentially alike philosophically.

A

True

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16
Q

Northern Democrats opposed the expansion of slavery.

A

False

17
Q

The Republican Party was a coalition involving which of the following? (select all that apply)

A

Anti-Catholics ,Reformers ,Free Soilers ,Abolitionists ,Tariff supporters

18
Q

Which of the following were associated with Bleeding Kansas? (select all that apply)

A

Corrupt elections ,Civil war ,Sectional divide ,Dispute about the expansion of slavery

19
Q

Ultimately Kansas became a _____ state.

A

Free

20
Q

Harriet Tubman was primarily associated with

A

Underground Railroad

21
Q

Know-Nothings opposed (select all that apply)

A

Catholics, Immigration

22
Q

Northern Whigs supported (select all that apply)

A

National banks, Tariffs, Moral reforms

23
Q

The Kansas issue ultimately divided the Democrats along regional lines.

A

True

24
Q

William Walker sought to gain control of

A

Nicaragua

25
Q

The architect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

A

Stephen Douglas

26
Q

The Free Soil Party ______ the expansion of slavery.

A

Opposed

27
Q

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A

Abolitionist