aice us hist

What two events largely increased America’s territory in the 1800s?

The Louisiana Purchase and Mexican American War

What was the attempt to ban slavery in all territory gained in the Mexican American

War?

the wilmot proviso

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 state?

Territories surrendered by Britain in 1783 could not have slavery (important because this was

used to argue that Missouri had to be a slave state which then was dismissed and lead to the

Missouri compromise)

Who guided congress towards making the Missouri Compromise?

henry clay

What was the dividing line created by the Missouri Compromise?

36’30”

What were the two main political parties in the early 1800s

democrats & whigs

What political party supported tariffs and federal power in the early 1800s

whigs

5 parts of the compromise of 1850

California admitted as a free state, popular sovereignty for Utah and New Mexico, new border

for Texas, ended slave trade in D.C., Fugitive Slave A

What was Henry Clay’s political party?

Whig

who wrote uncle tom’s cabin

harriet beecher stowe

What was the roughly organized network of safe houses for escaped formerly

enslaved people?

underground railroad

List 3 prominent abolitionist

Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriett Tubman

What was the name of the abolitionist group in Kansas?

jayhawkers

Why was Stephen Douglas interested in Kansas?

The creation of the transcontinental railroad

What bill replaced the Missouri Compromise?

The Kansas Nebraska Act

What was the bill that showed clear divisions across sectional lines instead of party

lines

kansas nebraska act

Who lead the Massacre of Pottawatomie?

john brown

Who attacked Lawrence Kansas in 1856?

border ruffians

Senator Sumner was caned by who?

preston brooks

Preston Brooks was part of what political party?

democrat

What political party declined in the 1850s? AND what political party took its place?

The Whigs declined and the republicans took its place

Democrats valued what type of government

state

What did the Supreme Court regarding Dred Scott’s attempt at being free?

African Americans are not considered citizens (therefore Dred Scott could not even bring his

case to court)

What was the freeport doctrine?

Stephen Douglas’s idea for popular sovereignty to pre

John Brown attempted to liberate enslaved people by taking over

arsenal @ harpers ferry

True or False: Lincoln wanted to ban slavery in the United States

false

Where is Fort Sumte

South Carolina

What was the last attempt at preventing secession?

south carolina

What amendment would have stopped the attempt to ban slavery in new territories in

general?

crittenden compromise