Unit 1 Study Guide Flashcards
The abolitionist movement in the North spread quickly due to what Christian movement?
The second grade awakening.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
Required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
What was the compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave act was amended (or changed) and the slave trade in Washington D.C. was abolished.
What is a tariff and who supported them? Who opposed them?
Tariffs were customs duty on imported goods; whigs supported, democrats did not.
Describe the political platform of the Whigs.
They believed most issues should be decided at state, not federal level. Opposed gov. intervention in economic matters.
Describe the political platform of Democrats.
They were more likely to favour gov. intervention in economic / social matters; supported higher tariffs.
Define federalism.
A government in which several states, while largely independent in home affairs, combine for national purposes.
What was the missouri compromise?
Missouri being a slave state applied to the union, balanced against the north; in 1820 a compromise was worked out. To balance the admittance of missouri, new free state of Maine was created, also agreed that from now on, there would be no slavery in Lousiana purchase territory north of latitude 36^30 south of the line.
What was the main cause of conflict between the North and South?
Slavery.
How did the Louisiana purchase contribute to the divide between North and South?
it helped bring on the civil war.
Define egalitarian.
A society in which people are equal.
What region of the united states would be described as “more egalitarian”
The North.
What house of congress was the South concerned about maintaining balance? Define Manifest Destiny.
The house of senate; the idea that white americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
Who would have supported the Mexican American War? Why?
the south
Who would have opposed the Mexican American War? Why?
The north
