War before the War - Defalco Flashcards
When was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published and how many books did it sell?
1852 - 300,000
What did Stowe have to do to prove what she wrote in Uncle Tom’s Cabin was true
She published “The Key to Uncles Tom’s Cabin in 1853. That was her list of sources
Who was the president who insisted on the return of the captured slave Anthony Burns?
Franklin Pierce
Who was Franklin Pierce’s college roommate who later wrote some campaign literature for him?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Anthony Burns had great lawyers - why didn’t that make a difference?
He could not have representation in court according to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
How big was the crowd who descended on the Court trying to free Anthony Burns
7,000
Who said, “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Amos Lawrence
What was significant about William Seward’s first speech in the Senate
That was his “Higher Law” speech - part of the debates surrounding the Compromise of 1850
What was the name of the woman killed her daughter rather than see her returned to slavery
Margaret Gardner - escaped to Ohio, returned to Kentucky. Gov S. Chase wanted her charged with murder (stay in Ohio)
Who caned Charles Sumner and when?
Preston Brooks, May 1856
What was Sack of Lawrence?
Attack on abolitionist town in Kansas
When was the Pottawatomie massacre and how many people were killed?
5 victims four hacked to death
1 shot - right after the Sumner attack, May of 1856
