Jackson, Dredd Scott, and Kansas-Nebraska Act Review

Why was John Q. Adams elected President over Andrew Jackson?

He received the support of Henry Clay in a "Corrupt Bargain"

John Quincy Adams wanted this type of government

A very large government that spent money on many different things

Who was the first person to have a real Presidential election campaign?

Andrew Jackson

How did Jackson win the election of 1828?

Jackson appealed to the common man and had the popular support of the people

Jackson's policy toward American Indians was ____________________________.

He wanted to remove them from the South and into reservations in Oklahoma

What do we call the forcible removal of the Cherokee Indians from their homes in the South?

The Trail of Tears

How did the Cherokee people resist removal to Indian Territory?

They tried to fight their removal in American courts

Which political party mostly wanted to allow the South to keep slavery?

The Democratic Party

Why was the Dredd Scott decision so important?

It declared that African Americans could not be citizens of the US, and that slaves were considered property

Who was Dred Scott?

A slave that claimed he was free because he had been living in free territories.

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

Dred Scott could not be free because he was property

What was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court regarding the Dred Scott Case?

The Missouri Compromise

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

An act allowing Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty (voting)

Why did so many people move to Kansas?

Because anyone could not vote on whether it became a slave or free state

Why did Kansas become known as "Bleeding Kansas"?

Abolitionists and pro-slave supporters enter Kansas to influence how the territory would enter the union and they clash violently

Did Kansas accept slavery?

They did not accept slavery

Why did Charles Sumner get beaten with a cane in the Senate building?

He personally insulted a pro-slavery Senator

How did Newberry South Carolina react to the beating of Charles Sumner?

They gave him a golden headed cane

Why did Texas rebel against Mexico?

The Texans did not like many of the Mexican laws. Mexico forbid slavery but Texans wanted slavery, Mexico also wanted the people to covert to Catholicism.

Why did it take so long for Texas to become a state after they defeated Mexico in their war of independence?

Admitting Texas would have caused an imbalance in the Congress in favor of the slave states

What territory did the United States win after their war with Mexico?

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California

Why did the Democrats lose the election of 1860?

The Democrats could not agree on a single candidate so their votes were divided between two candidates.

What did the Republican and Democratic parties believe about slavery?

The Democrats mostly supported slavery, while the Republicans wanted it abolished.

Why did the South secede from the United States?

They wanted to protect slavery and viewed Lincoln as anti-slavery

What event began the American Civil War?

The Confederate attack on Ft. Sumter