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34 Cards in this Set
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USA in 1850 is considered one of the leading economic countries because
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north is booming in industry and farming
south is lagging cause cotton prices are falling (fighting indian competition) |
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what was assumed about the revolutions sweeping through europe
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based on manifest destiny
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wrote the book Walden
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Henry david thorean based on civil disobedience
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what two poets
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walt whitman and emily dickinson
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scarlet letter
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nathaniel hawthorne
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moby dick
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herman melville
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uncle toms cabin
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harriet beecher stowe
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who were the three great american politicians
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clay calhoun and webster
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when zach taylor dies during the formation of compromise of 1850 who takes over
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millard filmore who is weak and does nothing
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even though clay forms the compromise, who gets it passed
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stephen douglas known as the "little giant" of illinois
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difference in views of north and south
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north: south an economic backwater dominated by immoral slave owners
south: north a beneficiary of cotton industry |
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parts of the compromise
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california a free state
utah not admitted due to mormon practices federal govt takes debts of texas $100 million new fugitive slave law |
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new fugitive slave act
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1850
increased power of slave owners to recapture slaves fed govt backed rights of owners |
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election of 1852 runners
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whigs don't run clay (he's dead) but run Winfield Scott
democrats run franklin pierce (north who supports south) |
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what are doughfaces
who was leader |
northern politicians who support southern views
stephen douglas |
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how does trade with japan come about
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matthew perry, naval officer in 1854
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kansas-nebraska act
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passed in 1854
makes slavery decided based on popular sovereignty douglas gets it passed so that a railroad can be built rejects missouri compromise since slaves north of line |
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who makes a massacre at pottawatomie creek
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john brown
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why were new immigrants disapproved
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poor
catholic against temperance movement |
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what is the know nothing party
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when asked on issues they said i know nothing
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republican party
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birth 1854
john c. fremont-first candidate in 1856-wins 33% vote included know nothings, liberty, and free soldiers |
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who served as an ambassador to GB
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james buchanan
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election of 1856 turnout
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79%
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what is the dred scott decision
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attempt by supreme court to solve the political controversy over slavery
court ruled slaves are part of property first time slaves referred to as property |
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chief justice during dred scott decision
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roger tancy
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john brown raid
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plans to raid federal arsenal at harpers ferry, Va
slaves would come to get weapons marines show up and capture brown in < 18 hours first person killed is freed black slave |
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what is the only way that is seen as the way to nullify the abolitionist threat
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secession
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election of 1860
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democrats can't agree on candidate so split
republicans run lincoln and don't want to stop slavery but keep it from spreading constitutional union runs John bell |
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democrats split different candidates
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north run douglas
south run john c Breckinridge |
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mood of deep south is close to hysteria
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republicans will not campaign in south and likewise but opposite for breckinridge
lincoln not on ballots in 10 south states |
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what southern state is the first to secede and when
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south carolina
december 20th 1860 miss. FL, AL, GA, Louis. & TX |
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what do the 7 states that secede form
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the confederacy
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t/f…buchanan and lincoln did nothing to stop the south from seceding
why |
true
lincoln wanted them to make the 1st act of war |
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confederate constitution is similar to union except
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president serves for 6 year term
slavery is preserved by document |
