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us hist chapter 15

Mrs. Phillips Pre-AP Ch15

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Zachary Taylor's political party whig
Millard Fillmore's political party whig
Franklin Pierce's political party democrat
James Buchanan's political party democrat
wilmot proviso an 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the war in mexico
free soil party a political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
compromise of 1850 a series of congressional laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
in what ways did slave owners claim to be helping slaves? *introduction to Christianity *food provision *clothing provision *shelter provision
what was the slogan of the party which first made slavery a key political issue? "Free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men."
what 2 provisions of the compromise of 1850 pleased the south? *the rest of the territories gained by the mexican war would have no laws regarding slavery passed by congress *congress would pass a stronger law to help recapture runaway slaves
what 2 provisions of the compromise of 1850 pleased the north? *california would be admitted as a free state *slave trade abolished in washington dc
who was nicknamed the "little giant"? stephen a. douglas
what suggestion did stephen a douglas make for resolving the issue of slavery in the territories? people of each territory should decide whether to allow slavery
fugitive slave act an 1850 law to help slaveholders recapture run away slaves (P. 446)
popular sovereignty a government in which the people rule; a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
kansas-nebraska act an 1854 law that established the territories of kansas and nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery. resulted in "Bleeding Kansas"
what were the consequences for notherners who helped runaways slaves? jail terms
who wrote uncle tom's cabin? harriet beecher stowe
reaction to uncle tom's cabin in the north wildly popular; realization of the hardships of slaves
reaction to uncle tom's cabin in the south believed it falsely criticized the south and slavery
which act repealed the missouri compromise? kansas-nebraska act
which leader supported the kansas- nebraska act? stephen a. douglas
which region supported the kansas-nebraska act? south
abraham lincoln's political party republican
stephen a douglas's political party northern democrats
john breckinridge's political party southern democrats
john bell's political party constitutional union party
abraham lincoln's platform opposed expansion of slavery in territories
stephen a. douglas's platform didn't want to new laws on slavery
john breckinridge's platform insisted that the federal government be required to protect slavery in any territory
john bell's platform preserve union; didnt want new laws on slavery
who got the most electoral votes? how many did he get? lincoln; 180
who recieved the most popular votes? lincoln
who came second in popular votes? douglas
who came in second in electoral votes? Breckinridge
who did people in the west vote for? lincoln
who did people in the north vote for? lincoln
what section of the country was unified in its support of Breckinridge? south
which 2 candidates were moderates? Douglas and Bell
which 3 states gave their electoral votes to Bell? Virginia, Kentucky, Tennesse
why did the northern states have more electoral votes than the southern states? they had a denser population
Martyr dying for your cause
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