Chapter 10 Short Answer Flashcards
How did the North respond to the Fugitive Slave Act?
passed personal liberty laws; Underground Railroad system; protests; literature like Uncle Tom’s cabin written
What affect did the split in the Democratic Party have on the outcome of the 1860 election?
North backed Douglas on popular sovereignty
South disagreed
the Lecompton Constitution: Douglas wanted popular sovereignty but it made south treat him like a traitor
the Freeport Doctrine: basically slavery was enforced by police and whoever people choose not federal government so Dred Scott Case could be explained which made south mad
Who were the candidates in the 1860 election and what party did they stand for?
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) Stephen Douglas (North Democrat) John Breckenridge (South Democrat) John Bell (Constitutional Union Party)
How accurate was the portrayal of southern slavery in Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
yes
north thought slavery described was horrible
south thought it only showed bad parts and exaggerated them
What were some of the reasons that immigrants were such a worry to some Americans? What groups were formed because of these worries?
Why: because many immigrants were Catholic, they had the backing of the Pope so could form a conspiracy to overthrow the government
groups: Know-Nothings, nativists, etc
In the Dred Scott case, who was the judge? What were some arguments that came up? What were the responses from the North and South?
- Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
- south was happy but north was stunned that Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional
- Scott argued he was free cuz his master died and he had been free before but court said he had no right to even sue or be a citizen under constitution cuz he had lived in a slave state when master died and that Missouri compromise was unconstitutional cuz Scott was property
