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what is the Lecompton constitution
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in 1857 Kansas had enuf ppl to apply for statehood.ppl were allowed to vote for or against the constitution w/ or w/o slavery. if they voted against slavery one its provisions would protect slaveowners
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slaveowners win no matter what
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100 ppl were murdered at Bleeding Kansas
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In 1856 Charles Sumner delivered, "The Crime Against Kansas" he insulted proslavery men and rudely referred to the loved SC senator, Andrew Butler. SC Congressman felt upset so he beat Sumner with his cane
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who did the Know-Nothing Party elect?
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Millard Fillmore
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who won in 1856 and why
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they chose buchanan over Fremont since a "black" republican would have meant war.
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what was the panic of 1837
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1)overspeculation in RR
2)inflation of cali. gold 3)previous wars had overstimulated the need for grain |
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why was the homestead Act vetoed considering it was so beneficial to soo many
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Industrialists feared that the cheap land would draw their workers away. also, more free land meant more free soilers
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what said that no matter how the court rules popular sovereignty was what would happen
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freeport doctrine
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what was lincolns platform
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1)no extension of slavery
2) RR 3) internal improvements 4)homestead |
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