History Unit 8 Slavery and Expansion

Question 0

Free Soil Party

Answer 0

Opposed to expansion of slavery
Promised “Free soil, free speech, free labor, free men”
Nominated Martin Van Buren in 1848

Question 1

How was sectionalism prevalent in the US

Answer 1

North embraces industry/change
South remains agricultural
Hartford Convention, Wilmont Proviso, ETC.

Question 2

Election 1848

Answer 2

Whigs and Democrats avoid slavery prior to this election
Free Soil Party forces others to take a stand
Parties then push popular sovereignty to avoid conflict

Question 3

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 3

Middle ground on slavery issue
Let residents of territory decide issue
Promoted by Stephen Douglass and Lewis Cass
Major theme of 1850s

Question 4

Democrats

Answer 4

Lewis Cass (Michigan)
Opposed to Wilmont Proviso
Supports popular sovereignty

Question 5

Whigs

Answer 5

Zachary Taylor
Hero of Mexican War
Slave holder

Question 6

Whig Victory

Answer 6

Taylor wins election
Slim majority
Free Soil Party wins 10% of votes–>signify American public begins to acknowledge the issue of slavery