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4.3 Causes of Civil War
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plan proposed by Stephen Douglas organized remaining land of the LA Purchase into 2 territories
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
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treaty ended the Mex-Amer War, US gained a lot of present-day southwestern territory
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Ghent
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When admitting Kansas, politicians wanted support from the south to build a ________.
cane community
canal system
transcontinental railroad
telegraph lines
4
Who were the cooperationists?
people who lived up north
people who ate fire
people who wanted to secede from the Union now
people who wanted to secede from the Union, but w/ others
5
Who wrote the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Sarah Grimke
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
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Who were the “fire-eaters”?
people who wanted to secede from the Union immediately
people who lived up north
people who ate fire
people who wanted to secede, but w/ other southern states
7
How was the Kansas-Nebraska Act different from other compromises over westward expansion?
in this law, Congress said slavery was illegal indefinitely
law allowed Kansas & Nebraska to secede from the Union
popular sovereignty used to determine slavery in territories
Congress allowed Supreme Court to decide slavery issue
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native of SC, served as Vice Pres. of U.S., supported states' rights
John C. Calhoun
Robert E. Lee
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
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name of the 1st regiment to capture the capital of Mex. City, led to treaty formed w/ Mex. & US
SC's Crescent Caps
SC's Palmetto Regiment
SC's Friendly Fighters
SC's Secessionist Fire-eaters
10
Why did California want to enter the union as a free state?
they did not want to break the Missouri Compromise line
miners didn't want to compete w/ slaveowners mining for gold
Mostly abolitionists made up the population in California.
Bear Flag Republic didn't want to have a “Bloody Kansas”
11
Of the 4 candidates running for president in 1860, who won on the platform as a "free-soiler"?
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Charles Sumner
James K. Polk
12
S. Ct. Decision, which best explains why slavery could not be excluded from any territory?
S. Ct. was made up of southerners who supported slavery
Slaves were not allowed to freely travel.
Slaves are property, not US citizens & can be taken anywhere
Territories weren't states&slavery only excluded from states
13
name of slave in Missouri who sued for his freedom at the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner
14
Of the 4 presidential candidates, which party did Lincoln represent in the election of 1860?
Southern Democrats
Republicans
Northern Democrats
Constitutional Union Party
15
Which result of the Compromise of 1850 did
NOT
benefit the North?
New Mexico not being designated as a slave territory
the Fugitive Slave Law
ending the slave trade in the District of Columbia
California’s admittance to the Union as a free state
16
How did Southerners feel about the raid on Harper's Ferry?
happy they captured runaway slaves with Brown
angry John Brown beat Sumner with a cane causing damange
they were angry that Brown was arrested and wanted him freed
happy the raid prevented a slave revolt from happening
17
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt to challenge slavery, it actually:
was a compromise between north and south, easing tensions
decreased slavery in the South
demanded more rights for blacks as citizens
furthered tensions between north and south, states' rights
18
Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin help the abolitionist cause?
written by a southerner
showed how good slaveowners are to slaves
depicted slave owners as cruel and hard hearted
promoted support of slavery by northerners
19
plan proposed by Henry Clay & Stephen Douglas, included 4 parts, Cali admitted to the U.S.
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Great Compromise
20
Who were the “free-soilers”?
Northerners, wanted to abolish slavery everywhere
Southerners, supported going to war within our own country
Southerners who were against slavery everywhere it existed
didn't support the expansion of slavery to new st or terr
21
idea the U.S. was destined to control all of the land between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans
slave code
nationalism
destined manifest
manifest destiny
22
Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed (taken away) what law/compromise by allowing popular sovereignty?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
23
Who was NOT one of the 4 presidential candidates of the election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge
Dred Scott
Abraham Lincoln
24
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court
require slaves to have citizenship papers to get jobs
require the return of runaway slaves to their owners
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
25
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
Abolished the Fugitive Slave Act
California would be admitted into the Union as a free state
Allowed popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession
Outlawed the slave trade in Washington, DC
26
How did slavery contribute to sectionalism in the United States?
caused the South to stop growing cotton & develop industry
It helped the industrial economy grow in the North
Slavery made the plantation owners wealthy and powerful
It split people & political parties into different factions
27
who led the raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia attempting to steal weapons to arm slaves
John Brown
Preston Brooks
Charles Sumner
Dred Scott
28
pro-slavery & anti-slavery men went to Kansas, had guns & intimidation to vote on slavery
War of 1812
Bleeding Kansas
Nationalism
Nullification Crisis
29
Calhoun’s initial proposal on how to handle the slave issue between the north and the south
west should not be allowed to join the Union
north should secede from the Union
a president for the north & a president for the south
free the slaves
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when a Mass. senator made an anti-slavery speech, caused SC senator to beat him w/ a cane
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Brooks-Sumner Affair
