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unit 5 trivia
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Who created the term, manifest destiny?
John L. O'Sullivan
When did John L. O'Sillivan create the term, manifest destiny?
1845
What was the democratic party's stance on manifest destiny?
supported it
what was the concept of manifest destiny?
providence, God, said US should take over the whole continent
manifest destiny was the belief to do do what?
go westward
during 1842-1843 migration from mississippi valley to wear?
oregon and california
during the next 25 years approx. how many men crossed the oregon and california trails?
1/2 million
why was j. smith resented?
because he insisted God spoke to him
what kind of leader was j. smith?
an autocratic leader
where did mormons migrate?
from W. NY to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois
what did j smith say concerning mormons?
that mormons were the only true christians who would inherit the earth
what did joseph smith say God sanctioned?
polygamy
why was j smith arrested?
in 1844 he was arrested for his belief in polygamy
how did j smith die?
while he was in jail a mob broke into his cell and murdered him
what did brighan young do?
led mormons to salt lake, utah
brigham young was the leader of what?
Latter Day Saints (LDS) aka mormons
in 1821 what did mexico want?
to increase its population
what rules were to be followed by settlers in mexico?
follow catholicism, no slavery, must become mexican citizens
what did Stephen austin do that went against mexico's rules?
he brought slaves
what did stephen austin do?
secured a land grant from mexico which allowed 300 families to settle in mexico
who are tejanos?
mexican citizens in texas
who are anglos?
english speaking americans
why did texas want to de independent?
because mexican government tried to consolidate power
what happened at the alamo?
on march 6- 186 Americans were killed by mexican military led by Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
who led the texans?
sam houston
who led the mexican miliary?
gen antonio lopez de santa ana
what did the north think of texa's annexation?
north saw annexation as a plot to expand slavery
when did president harrison die?
1841
who took harrison's place when he died?
John Tyler
what was john tyler
pro-texas annexation
who negotiated the terms of texas's annexation treaty?
john c calhoun
in 1844 who rejected texas's annexation treaty?
congress
during the election of 1844 who was the whig candidate?
henry clay
what was henry clays stance on texas's annexation
anti-texas annexation
who were the three democratic candidates during the election of 1844?
martin van buren, john tyler, james k. polk
what was van buren's stance on texas's annexation
anti-texas annexation because he wanted to avoid war
what was tyler's stance on texas's annexation
pro-texas annexation
during the election of 1844, james k. polk was refered to as what kind of candidate?
dark horse
what does the term dark horse refer to?
a politocal figure who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
who won the election of 1844?
polk
what things did polk support?
slavery, states rights, texas annexation, california and nex mexico annexation and oregon
aquisition
henry clays believed what concerning the annexation of texas?
that texas should only be annexed when new mexico was ready
when did texas become a state?
1845
was texas a free state or a slave state?
slave state
what were 3 of the 5 causes/motivations behind the mexican american war 1846-1848?
polk wanted new mex and ca, gen. zachary taylor & 4000 soldiers sent to rio grande, encouraged
settlers to go to ca
what were 2 of the 5 causes/motivations behind the mexican american war 1846-1848
tried to buynew mexico, american killed on american soil when really it was a disputed border
b/w mex and tex
what was the mexican american war commonly referred to as?
mr. polk's war
what was the whigs stance on the mexican american war?
felt they were forced to support the war in fear of being demeed as traitors or unpatriotic
what was zachary taylor's nickame?
old rough and ready
what was zachary taylor?
war hero and future president
what occured during the bear flag revolt califronia 1846?
John C. Fremont captured sonoma and declared california independent
the US pacific fleet was sent to do what?
sent to monterey to help stop resistance
who proposed the wilmot proviso?
david wilmot
what did the wilmot proviso propose?
no slavery in territory aquired from mexico
did the wilmot proviso pass?
no
what did the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo do?
ended the war, $15million fo Ca, NM, TX, Rio Grande (US/MEx border), increase US by 1/4,
manifest destiny complete
during the election of 1848, who were the two democratic candidates?
Lewis Cass, John C Calhoun
during the election of 1848 who was the whig candidate?
Zachary Taylor
who proposed popular soovereignty?
lewis cass
what did "popular sovereignty" allow?
settlers to vote on whether or not to allow slavery
who affirmed the right of slave owners to take slaves into any territory?
John C Calhoun
what caused the whigs to split in two?
the slavery issue
what did the free-soil party stand for?
no more slaves, no more slave territories
During 1849 what event caused a dramatic increase in California's population?
the gold rush
the gold rush of 1849 pushed what?
to make california a state
who broke up the compromise of 1850 into pieces with one concession for the north and south?
henry clay
what did the compromise of 1850 go against?
the 36'30 line
what made CA a free state (north)
compromise 1850
what made the remainder of territory=no decision on slavery (south)
compromise 1850
what made TX boundary in favor of NM (south)?
compromise 1850
what gave $ to TX to pay off bonds from when they were independent (south)?
compromise 1850
what abolished slave trade in DC (north)?
compromise 1850
what caused slavery to be left alone in Maryland and Virginia to consent to abolition (south)?
compromise 1850
what caused congress not to have jurisdiction over interstate slave trade(north)?
compromise 1850
what created a strong national fugitive slave law(south)?
compromise 1850
what was daniel webster's seventh of march speech in reaction to?
compromise 1850
who wrote a speech in reaction to the compromise of 1850?
daniel webster
what was the purpose of webster's seventh of march speech?
appeal to the north for compromise, anti-sectionalism
who negotiated to push compromise 1850 into congress?
Stephen Douglas
what did stephen douglas do concerning compromise 1850?
push it into congress
who paid for all costs of the fugitive slave law?
federal treasury
what happened to citizens who refused to help arrest fugitive slaves?
they could be fined or imprisoned
how much did slave comissioners earn if the owners claim was found?
$10
how much did a slave comissioner get paid if he let the fugitive go?
$5
were fugitive slaves allowed to testify?
no, they were denied that right
what did the fugitive slave law do?
Federal commission to issue warrants fro arrest of fugitive slaves
why did some people flee to canada?
in reaction to the fugitive slave law
white citizens would hide and protect fugitives in reaction to what act?
fugitive slave act
personal liberty laws made what difficult?
to get fugitives back and many slave owners gave up trying
who created the personal lliberty laws?
northern states
personal liberty laws were northern states resistance to what act?
fugitive slave act
personal liberty laws refused to do what?
use public facilities to house the fugitives
where was uncle toms cabin outlawed?
south
what was the puspose of the ostend manifesto 1854?
US wanted to annex Cuba and South was interested in order to spread slavery
what was stephen douglas's nickname?
little giant
who created the Kansas Nebraska Act 1854?
Stephen Douglas
why did douglas create the kansas nebraska act 1854?
wanted a railroad line across the territory and Illinois to increase power of the midwest
what did the kansas nebraska act 1854 do?
divided the nebraska territory into 2 sections; nebraska and kansas
what place put popular sovereignty into place?
kansas
what did the kansas nebraska act 1854 repeal?
repealed the missouri compromise 1820 (36'30)
the compromise of 1820 is otherwise known as?
the 36' 30 line
what political party did stephen douglas represent
southern democrats
Lincoln re-entered politics, in reaction to what?
the kansas nebraska act 1854
what was Lincoln's view concerning property?
supported the idea that the constitution protected property
what was lincolin's view on slavery?
said slavery was an evil and it was necessary to stop the expansion of it
the destruction of the whig party was a political effect of what?
the kansas nebraska act 1854
the creation of the republican party was a political effect of what?
kansas nebraska act 1854
how did the republican party name come about?
during an anti-nebraska rally in 1854
what political party did immigrants of 1840s-1850s support?
the democratic party
immigrants of 1840s-1850s were mostly made up of what?
catholic, irish, unskilled
during the 1840s-1850s there were which immigrants?
germans
what was nativism?
anti-immigration sentiment
the know nothing party is made up of mostly what?
american born protestants
what was the know nothing party's stance on temperance?
supported it
who supported the increase in naturalization period?
know nothing party
what political group kept a secret order?
the know nothing party
what caused the know nothing party to be destroyed?
the slavery question
what does bleeding kansas 1854 refer to?
corruption on the vote over slavery (popular sovereignty)
pro-slavery border ruffians crossed into Kansas to vote mutiple times, what is this event
known as?
bleeding kasnas 1854
during the bleeding kansas 1854 event, how many pro-slavery ballots were cast by Fall 1854?
1700
during the bleeding kansas 1854 event, how many pro-slavery ballots were cast by Spring 1854?
5000
why were there so many illegal voters during the bleeding kansas 1854 event?
an increase in settlers from the north threatened the pro-slavery vote
what political party was president pierce supportive of?
northern democrat
what was president pierce referred to as?
doughface
what did "doughface" mean?
a northerner who sympathized with the south
during the bleeding kansas event, what did president pierce do because of all the illegally
cast votes?
he ignored the fact that votes were cast illegallyand recognized the pro-slavery government
in kansas
what constitution legalized slavery and a slave code in kansas?
LeCompton
what constitution did not allow slavery in kansas?
Topeka Constitution
how many consitutions did kansas have?
2
what were the names of the two consitutions kansas had?
LeCompton and Topeka Constitutions
what did charles sumner's "the crime against kansas" do?
condemned the illegal election in Kansas and made fun of/criticized andrew butler on his
support of slavery
The event where Preston Brooks attacked Sumner in the Senate chamber and beat him with a heavy
cane is referred to as what?
the canning of sumner
event- proslavery missourians w/artillery shelled, sacked and burned several buildings in
Lawrence
the sack of lawrence 1856
who led this event- led 4 of his sons and 3 other men to Pottawatomic Creek
(proslaverysettlement) and split open the heads of 5 men
john brown
what was president pierce's reaction to all of the violence occuring in Kansas? (sack of
lawrence, john brown)
sent in 1300 troops in September to stop the violence
who won the election of 1856?
James Buchanan
which political party did James Buchanan support?
Democrats
case- Scott sued for freedom based on the fact his owner took him to wisconsin, a free territory
dred scott case
who is dred scott?
a slave
who is roger b taney?
sureme court justice
what did the dred scott case declare the missouri compromise as?
unconstitutional
what did the dred scott decision say about property as it pertains to slavery?
congress c/n keep slavery out of the territories b/c slave=property=protected by
Constitution
what was the ruling on the dred scott case?
dred scott was not a citizen b/c he was black and therefore his case should of never gone to court
anyways
what did the american system of manufacturers mass produce?
interchangeable parts
what does antebellum mean?
before war
when was there no universal system for public education?
antebellum southern economy 1845-1855
when did the price and production of cotton increase?
antebellum southern economy 1845-1855
when was 3/5 of US crops exported from the south?
antebellum southern economy 1845-1855
when did the value of slaves double?
antebellum southern economy 1845-1855
what was the problem with the antebellum southern economy 1845-1855?
no diversification
what was the anit-slavery philosophy created by the republican party 1850s?
free labor ideology
anti-slavery philosophy- all work in a free society was honorable
free labor ideology
anti-slavery philosophy- slavery degraded the calling of manual labor by equating it with
bondage
free labor ideology
anti-slavery philosophy- slaves worked inefficiently and by compulsion
free labor ideology
anti-slavery philosophy- free men worked efficiently b/c of their desire to get ahead
free labor ideology
what was "social mobility"?
central to free labor, ppl had opportunity to move up the ladder of success
what event caused the crimean war (europe) to come to an end?
panic 1857
what event caused the decrease in demand for US gram?
panic 1857
what event caused the US-speculative economy-land and RR
panic 1857
what event caused the failure of one banking house and sent a wave of panic in
financialcommunity?
panic 1857
what event had this effect- banks suspended specie payment
panic 1857
what event had this effect- businesses failed
panic 1857
what event had this effect- RR's went bankrupt
panic 1857
what event had this effect- construction halted
panic 1857
what event had this effect- construction halted
panic 1857
what event had this effect- factories shut down
panic 1857
what event had this effect- unemployment increased
panic 1857
what event had this effect- wages decreased
panic 1857
the impending crisis of the south made what arguments?
arguments against slavery
who wrote, the impending crisis of the south?
hinton rowan helper
what were the four arguments that hinton rowan helper made against slavery in his book, the
impending crisis of the south?
south=backwards economy, masses=poor & illiterate, elite=small & wealthy, root of all
shame, poverty, tyranny & imbecility of the south
when was hinton rowan helper's book, the impending crisis of the south, written?
1857
what book was banned in the south?
the impending crisis of the south
what was the central issue during the lincoln-douglas debates in 1858?
slavery
what is the name of the famous speech lincoln made during the lincoln-douglas debates?
a house divided speech
who won the lincoln-douglas debates?
lincoln
who won the senate election of 1858?
douglas
who created the freeport doctrine?
stephen douglas
who supported the dred scott decision and popular sovereignty?
stephen douglas
lincoln questioned how douglas could support both the dred scott decision and popular
sovereignty and douglas's reply is known as what?
the freeport doctrine?
what did douglas say in the freeport doctrine?
even though the supreme court ruled slavery legal in the territories the enforcement of
slavery or not would depend on the people
where was john brown and harper's ferry 1859?
virginia
when was the republican party established?
1854
what was the republicans stance on slavery?
anti-slavery
by the end of 1857 what was slavery granted?
unlimited expansion