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Ch 14
HISTORY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what were the 3 parties represented during the election of 1848 | Democrats, whigs, and Free Soil |
| who represented the democrats in the election of 1646 | Lewis Cass (popular sovereignty) |
| who represented the whigs in the election of 1848 | Zachary Taylor (war hero) |
| who represented the Free Soil in the election of 1848 | Martin Van Buren |
| what is the fugitive slave act | all US citizens had to assist in the return of escaped slaves, denied a jury trail, and anyone who resisted arrest were jailed or fined |
| what are the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 | CA became a free state. US paid TX 10 mill for loss of NM Territory. NM and UT organized by popular sovereignty. Strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.D of C banned slave trade |
| why is it called the Compromise of 1850 | it bought time but did not resolve territorial questions |
| what are the two flaws of the compromise of 1850 | the vagueness of popular sovereignty. The Fugitive Slave Act violated Am rights. |
| who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin | Harriet Beecher Stowe's |
| facts about Uncle Tom's Cabin | Published in 1852, best seller. Set in pre-Civil War South. Put a human face on slavery. South conmned and refused to sell book. North refused to enforce the FSA |
| what two parties were represented in the election of 1852 | democrats and whigs |
| who was the democrat representative in the election of 1852 | Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire |
| who was the whig representative in the election of 1852 | Winfield Scott |
| how did politics change during the election of 1852 | whig party disappeared from national politics and shifted to sectional politics |
| who was Stephen Douglas | Dem Sen of IL. believed in pop sov. wanted to build railroad to connect Chic to West. Wanted to run for pres. Needed southern Dem support. |
| what is the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854 | both territories were north of MS Comp line. both had pop sov REPEALED THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE. Kansas and Nebraska could be slave states. Northerns were outraged |
| what does the Kansas-Nebraska Act mean | the Act left the decision of whether to allow slavery in KA and NE territories up to the people (pop sov) |
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