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Chapter 15 SS!
The Nation Breaking Apart 1846-1861
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Free-Soil Party | a political party dedicated to stoppingthe expansion of slavery |
| Stephen A. Douglas | one of the most powerful members of Congress; "Little Giant" |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | author of Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| popular sovereignty | a government in which people rule; a system in which residents vote to decide an issue |
| John Brown | an extreme abolishinist: attacked Harper's Ferry and killed 5 people |
| Republican Party | the political party was formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery in the territories |
| Abraham Lincoln | the sixteeth president, challenged Douglas for his U.S. Senate seat |
| Harper's Ferry | a federal arsenal in Virginia that was captured in 1859 during a slave revolt |
| platform | a statement of beliefs |
| secede | to withdraw |
| Confederate States of America | the confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union |
| Jefferson Davis | president of the Confederacy |
| Crittenden Plan | a compromise introduced in 1861 that might have prevented secession |
| How is racism with Northereners? | were racist by modern standards, some didn't go to school with, work with, or live near African Americans |
| How is racism with Southerners? | most offered openly racists arguements: 1. whutes were superior to blacks 2. slavery introduced them to Christianity 3. provided slaves essentials |
| How did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin influence national politics? | Uncle Tom's Cabin reached many people and changed there attitude towards slavery, making it a political issue |
| What issues led to the creation of the Republican Party? | Kansas Nebraska Act and the Whig Party |
| How did John Brown;s attack on Harpers Ferry increase tension between the North and the South? | Brown was tried for treason and murder and sentenced to hang. On the day that he was hung, Northerners tolled bells and fired guns in salute. SOutherners were enraged by Brown's actions and horified by the Noortherners reactions to his death |
| What was Lincoln's (R) platform? | preventing slavery in the territories |
| What was Breckinridge's (S.D) platform? | supporting slavery |
| What was Douglas's (N.D.) platform? | popular sovereignty |
| What was Bell's (C.U.) platform? | preserving the Union |
| How did the Southerners feel about secession? | based arguments on the idea of states' rights, formed the Confederate States of America, said states voulintarily joined the Union so they can leave |
| How did the Northerners feel about secession? | thought what the Southerners were doing was unconstitutional, seceding states were not "playing by the rules" |
| What was the reason the first set of states seceded from the Union? | many Southerners warned that if Lincoln won, they would secede from the Union |
| Order of secession | SC, MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, TX ---- TN, VA, NC, AR |
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