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53 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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What did Uncle Tom's Cabin discuss?
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The Fugitive Slave Law
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Who wrote the impending Crisis of the South?
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Hinton R. Helper
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Who did not like Uncle Tom's Cabin and why?
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The South because they claimed it made them look like bad people
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What group helped to finance Northern citizens moving to Kansas?
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The New England Emigrant Aid Company
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What did the Southerners try to do to Kansas?
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Tried to invade Kansas and turn the vote around to make Kansas a slave state
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What were the people from Missouri that invaded Kansas hoping to vote in order to turn the free/slave state vote around?
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"Border Ruffians"
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Who made a attempted to make a constitution in in Shawnee Mission?
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The slave supporter groups occupying Kansas
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Who tried to make their constitution in Topeaka?
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The free soilers
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What was bleeding Kansas?
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When the Missouri people entered and voted illegally that Kansas should become a slave state.
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Who was a very violent antislavery advocate?
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John Brown
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When did the Kansas civil war start?
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1856, five years before the massive North and South Civil War.
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What stated that people could not vote for or against the constitution but whether or not the constituion of Kansas included slavery?
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Lecompton Constituion
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Why did it not matter if people voted against slavery in Kansas?
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Because people already living there with slaves were allowed to keep them
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Who boycotted the voting of the Kansas constitution? Was it worth it?
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The free-soilers, and no because then only the proslavery people voted, thus giving Kansas constitution premitting slavery
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Who was a strong abolitionist of the Senate that gave the speech "The Crime Against Kansas?
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Charles Sumner of Massachusetts
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Who disagreed with Sumner's views so hit him with a cane over the head?
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Preston S. Brooks
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Who did the Democrats nominate as their canidate in the election of 1856?
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Buchanan
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Why was Buchanan considered "enemyless?"
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During the time of the Kansas-Nebrask disagreement, Buchanan had been in England so he had no say in the matter.
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Who did the Republican nominate?
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Fremont
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What was the other name for the American Party?
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The Know-Nothing party
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Who conmposed the American party?
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German and Irish immigrants that alarmed the "nativists" (a.k.a.- the old stock Protestants)
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Who did the Know-Nothings nominate as their canidate?
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Fillmore
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Who adopted the slogan "Americans Must Rule America?"
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The Know-Nothings
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Who had the slogan "We follow the pathfinder" and "we are back hunting?"
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The Republicans
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Who was illigitimately born?
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Fremont
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Why was Fremont not liked by the Know-Nothings and other "nativists?"
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He was Roman-Catholic
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Who won the election of 1856?
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Buchanan
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Why didn't people vote for Fremont?
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People had doubts about his honesty, capacity, and sound judgement
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What was the Dred Scott case?
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A black slave, lived with his master in Illinois-Wisconsin Territory and was now suingfor his freedom
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What did the Court decide on the Dred Scott case?
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That the Compormise of 1820 was unconstitutional so he technically wasn't free. Thus he was still a slave.
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Why did the finacial crash of 1857 happen?
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inflation due to the California gold mining, demands of the Crimean War overstimulated the growing of grain, and railroads csused economic choas.
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Who was hit the hardest by the ficancial crash of 1857?
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The north, especially agriculture,
The south was fine because of high cotton prices being paid by foreign traders. |
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What was the homestead act?
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One that made public land avaliable for 25 cents and acre.
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What happened to the homestead act?
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It was vetoed by Buchanan.
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What was the Tariff of 1857?
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Tariff that decrease duties by about 20%
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Who liked the Tariff of 1857?
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South, Northerners wanted to to be higher and often blamed their misfourtunes of the tariff
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What position did Lincoln run for in 1858?
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The senator of Illinois against Douglas.
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Where was the most famous Lincoln-Douglas debate? Who won?
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Freeport, Illinois. Lincoln
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What was the Freeport Doctrine?
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Douglas's reply to Lincoln at Freeport, pertaining to the Dred Scott Case.
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Who won the Illinois Senator election?
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Douglas
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What was John Brown's idea fot invading the South?
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He wanted to take a handful of soldiers and secretly invade the South, then give slave arms to help them fight the cause.
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How did John Brown's invasion plan backfire?
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He ended up killing innocent people and the slaves failed to uprise.
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Where did John Brown's famous "battle" take place?
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Harpers Ferry
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What happen to John Brown?
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He was hung on account of treason and murder.
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What happended when parties tried to get together in the Senate?
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They would walk out or just even stop coming.
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What was talked about at the convention?
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Expansion of slavery and annexation of Cuba
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What was a nickname for the "Know Nothing" party?
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"Do Nothings" or "Old Gentlemen"
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What did Southerners think would happen if Lincoln was elected?
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That he would split the Union
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What caused South Carolina to succeed?
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Lincoln being elected
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What happend December 1860?
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The South suceeds
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Who did the Confederate States of America nominate as their president?
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Jefferson Davis
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What was the Crittenden scheme?
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South wanted to make all new territories below 36-30 become slave states which would include Cuba.
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