Chapter 12 History Test

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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