Ch. 15 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What nation was founded for freed black-American slaves?
Liberia, Africa
Who wrote “The Liberator” and was against slavery?
William Lloyd Garrison
What proposal said that the land taken from Mexico should not have slaves?
Wilmot Proviso
Who ran for president in 1848?
Zachary Taylor
What was Webster’s last speech called?
Seventh of March Speech
Who won the presidential election of 1852?
Franklin Pierce
Who won the presidential election of 1848?
Zachary Taylor
What document stated that America would take Cuba?
Ostend Manifesto
In which town did anti-slavery settlers establish their headquarters?
Lawrence
In which town did people for slavery settlers establish their headquarters?
Lecompton
Who attacked a proslavery settlement at Pottawatomie Creek?
John Brown
In 1854 the Whigs, Democrats,and Free Soilers meet at Ripon, Wisconsin to from what party to go against slavery.
Republican
Who was the first Republican nominee?
John C. Frémont
What was the doctrine that Douglas won on?
Freeport Doctrine
John brown and some men took over what town?
Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
Who was the Northern Democrats nominee in 1860?
Stephen Douglas
Who was the Southern Democrats nominee 1860?
John C. Breckinridge
The republicans won their first election in 1860 with who as their presidential candidate?
Abraham Lincoln
Which state was the first state to secede from the union?
South Carolina
Who was chosen the first president of the confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
