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movement based on hostility to immigrants; motivated by ethnic tensions and religious bias; considered immigrants as despots overthrowing the American republic; feared antifeared anti-Catholic riots and competition from low-paid immigrant workers

What is nativism?

opposition to expansion of slavery; Favored Free labor

What was the main platform of the Know-Nothing party?

Catholicism

Which religion did the Know Nothings particularly hate?

Conscience Whigs, Northern Democrats, KnowNothings

The Republican Party was a coalition of what groups? Name two of the three political parties.

Kansas

What state had a Civil War in 1856?

200

How many people died during Bleeding Kansas?

Charles Sumner: Massachussetts

Preston Brooks: South Carolina

Where was Preston Brooks from and where was Charles Sumner from?

Charles Sumner caned by Preston Brooks over his "Crimes against Kansas" speech

What happened between Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner?

15th president of the US (1856 before Lincoln) tried to maintain peace between pro slavery and anti slavery factions in the government, but tensions only escalated

Who was James Buchanan?

Fillmore

Who did the Know Nothings nominate in 1856?

It was unconstitutional because it denied right to property (slaves)

What did the Dred Scott decision declare about the Missouri Compromise?

Lecompton Constitution

What is the name of the proslavery constitution of Kansas?

John Brown

What abolitionist raided the weapons arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859?

Pottawatomie Creek

Where did John Brown's group murder a group of pro-slavery advocates in Kansas?

20

How many men accompanied John Brown at his raid at Harpers Ferry?

Murder, conspiracy to incite a slave uprising, and treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia

What was John Brown tried and sentenced to death for?

4

How many candidates ran during the 1860 election?

Democratic Party

Which political party was split into northern and southern factions during the 1860 election?

Stephen Douglas

Who was the Norther Democratic candidate in the 1860 election?