chapter 14 Flashcards
(85 cards)
What was the Kansas Nebraska act
The testing of popular sovereignty
Who were uncle Tom’s cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What is popular sovereignty
I do the people living in a certain area can decide whether that will have slaves or not
Name the three details of the compromise of 1850
California become the state fugitive slaves be must be returned to the South Calhoun and self agree
What is president Zachary Taylor’s opinion on slavery and what type of president was he
He had no opinion on slavery and he was a wig president
What was the nickname of the Kansas Nebraska act
Bleeding Kansas
What happened at the Kansas Nebraska act
There were fights are resulted in death and really bloody stuff because everybody is rushing to the states from the north and the south so they could vote to make it become free or slave state
What people does the new Republican Party consist of
It consists of northern wigs and Democratic abolitionist
What was the Dred Scott decision based on
A guy named dread Scott and he was a slave
What was the final outcome of the dread Scott decision
The Supreme Court decided that slaves were not considered citizens and cannot sue and courts and they stated that slave was a property of its owner and cannot be taken away by the Congress because it’s a property of a person
Who does Lincoln want to get for Senate of Illinois
StephenDouglas
How many debates the Lincoln challenge Douglas to
Seven
What were the political debates between Douglas and Lincoln presented as
The little giant versus honest Abe
What was Lincoln’s opinion on slavery
That it should not expand
Who wins the race for Senate for Illinois
Stephen Douglas
What’s the positives in that came out of the dog was Lincoln debates for Abraham Lincoln
He gained recognition
What is John Brown’s raid
A guy named John Brown plans to write a federal arsenal so that he can supply slaves with weapons to kill owners
What’s the result of John Brown’s raid
it never happens because you gets home from his plans
Who’s the first Republican president
Abe Lincoln
how does Abraham Lincoln when his presidency race
By splitting the Democratic Party
Who runs against Lincoln for his presidency. The first time he runs
Stephen Douglas (sound familiar)
what does the south say they will do of Abraham Lincoln becomes president
They will leave the union
Who is the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Who was Jefferson Davis
A senator from Mississippi