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22 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovreignty
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People of new territories can decide whether to be slave or free
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Part of Compromise 1850 said citizens should assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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By Stephen Douglas
1) Inc. importance of Chicago w. railroad to NE (need Kansas and Nebraska to become states...gov't and territories) 2) Wants to be President (need southern votes) |
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The Know-Nothings
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Name for the American Party
HATED immigrants (esp. Roman Catholics) - Restrict immigration - changes in naturilazation law (21 yrs) - support only white native born PRotestants in politics |
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The Republican Party
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1) hated slavery (not necessairly for moral values....JOBS)
2) Higher Wages 3) Protective Tarriffs 4) Transcontinental railroad |
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Nativism
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Favoring native-born ppl over immigrants
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Uncle's Tom Cabin
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Anti-slavery book by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Election of 1848
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Zachary Taylor v. Lewis Cass v. Van Buren
TAYLOR wins |
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Ostend Manifesto
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Ppl in south wanted to take over Cuba so they could have slavery there
Tries to link slavery w/ expansion DOES NOT HAPPEN |
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The Compromise of 1850
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Henry Clay
- Texas would regain and w. comepnsation of 10 mil pay debts from Mexico - New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona + Utah would be pop sovreignty - DC, slave trade over - California free state - Fugitive Slave Act |
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Bleeding Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)
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Free soilers were attacked by pro-slavery
-REVENGE, J Brown attacks pro slavery forces |
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Dred Scott Case(issue, decision, implications)
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ISSUE: DS believes he should be free
1) move to free states 2) owner dies 3) has money to buy freedom DECISION: a. DS is NOT free b. Mis. Compromise is unconstitutional (no pop sov. c. Under constitution africans are not citizens d. slavery needs to be recognized in territories IMMPLICATIONS: a. rep and abolotinists furious b. territories can have slaves c. Africans = no rights d. no more pop. sovreignty |
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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- Railroad speeches
- Opposite men - D...wants pop sov - L..pts out flaws of alvery - L...calls S. Douglas bad ideas - Douglas wins |
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Stephen Douglas
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- Senator from Ill
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Millard Filmore
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VP to Taylor
becomes pres after taylor dies in 1850 |
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Zachary Taylor
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Whigs nomination for 1848
Warer hero,, slave owner, no experience in politics WINS |
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Dredd Scott
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Slave man who tried to win his freedom
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Abraham Lincoln
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Republican
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Wilmont Proviso
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Never passed amendment
said slavery nor involuntary servitude shall esixt in any parts of the territories aquired from Mexico |
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Lewis Cass
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Democrat nom for 1848
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Election of 1856
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Buchanant-Dem
Fremont-Rep Filmore-American Buachanat wins |
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Election of 1860
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Southern Dem.-pro-slavery and pro Dred Scott decision
BRECKINRIDGE Northern Dem.- Best way to deal with slavery: pop sovreignty DOUGLAS Const. Union Part- no real stand, stand for law of Const., preserving union JOHN BELL Republicans- opposed slavery LINCOLN LINCOLN WINS |