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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
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