US History Chapter 10

Who were the Conscience Whigs?

Northern Whigs that opposed slavery

Why did thousands of people go to California in 1849?

discovery of gold; California Gold Rush

Who were the know-nothings?

Anti-Catholic and nativists with passwords and secret handshakes who claimed to “know-nothing”

What did Crittenden’s Compromise propose?

To reinstate the Missouri Compromise line, forbid the abolition of slavery on federal land in slave holding states, compensate owners for runaway slaves, and other amendments to support the institution of slavery

What did Lincoln say in his inaugural address?

He would not interfere with slavery where it existed

If the Wilmot Proviso had passed, what would it have done?

Slavery would not exist in lands gained from Mexico

Why did the Whig Party split?

Kansas-Nebraska Act

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott Case?

The Constitution had not intended African Americans to be citizens, Missouri Compromise’s ban on slavery was unconstitutional

What was John Brown’s intention in raiding the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?

To kill slave owners

What did the Confederate Constitution say?

Each state was independent

What were the first 6 states to secede from the Union?

South CArolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana

Who were Cotton Whigs?

Northern Whigs linked to the cloth industry

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Author of *Uncle Tom’s Cabin*

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

Harriet Tubman

Why was the Republican Party formed and when?

Because of anger over the Kansas-Nebraska Act in Michigan, July 1854

What party was anti-Catholic and nativist?

Know-Nothing Party

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis

What 2 candidates ran for president as Democrats in 1860?

Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Dems.) and John Breckenridge (Southern Dems.)

What were abolitionists?

Anti-slavery, said African-Americans were denied their right to be enslaved

Where was the original capital of the confederacy, and to where did it move?

Montgomery to Richmond, VA

What was the date the Confederacy was formed?

February 8, 1861

What is a referendum?

popular vote, on constitution

What was the difference between the Topeka and Lecompton Constitutions in Kansas?

The Topeka Constitution banned slavery in Kansas while the Lecompton was pro-slavery?

What was the difference between the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

The Compromise of 1850 led to land compromises for California to join the union while the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to repeal the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850

Why did the Fugitive Slave Act hurt the South’s cause on the issue of slavery?

Many Northerners who were indifferent took cause of slaves