¨ Ch 16-19 Test ReviewUPDATE
¨ What was the notion of pop sov
¨ Largest population of immigrants was from where?
¨ Know-nothings- platform
¨ Which president (admin) is credited with opening trade with Japan? Pierce
¨ Who popularized phrase Manifest Destiny?
¨ Polk cited which document to justify MD?
¨ Which group supported MD? Whigs, Abol, N. Manuf, Demo, or Native Am
¨ Which overland trail brought settlers to the Willamette Valley? Oregon Trail
¨ 54’40 or fight was over what border/country? Oregon/Canada
¨ Why did southerners support the annexation of Texas?
¨ Battle of the Alamo- sig?
¨ Which battle resulted in TX’s gaining ind from MX?
¨ Know all reasons that Britain considered annexing TX
¨ Who actively opposed the Mexican War? Calhoun, Webster, Taylor, Kearney, Polk
¨ Election of 1844…central issue
¨ Mex-Am war ended with treaty of …
¨ Wilmot Proviso stated…
¨ Who was nicknamed, “Old rough and ready” general of Mex-Am war Taylor
¨ What gave US possession of the southern part of Arizona and New Mexico/
¨ Know provisions of the Compromise of 1850 see PPT
¨ Kansas-Neb Act was unpopular in northern states because it could increase # of slave states
¨ The Freeport Doctrine Stipulated that…
¨ Abe Lincoln’s opposition to the Crittenden Compromise
¨ John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry, VA
¨ Free-Soil Party’s platform…describe…
¨ Know Republican party’s position (what they supported) before the Civil War
¨ Summarize Buchanan’s legacy as president
¨ Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
¨ Hinton R. Helper’s The Impending Crisis of the South
¨ The conflict over slavery in KS was increased by the “Border Ruffians”
¨ Lecompton Constitution provided for
¨ John Brown entered into violent anti-slavery politics by…Pottawamie Creek, KS
¨ The Sumner-Brooks affair revealed
¨ Election of 1856 was noteworthy for the rise of Republican party
¨ Dred-Scott Decision ruled that Congress couldn’t prohibit slavery in territories… slaves were private property
¨ Panic of 1857 encouraged the South to believe that its eco was stronger than North
¨ Key issue in Lincoln-Douglas debates was…whether people could prohibit slavery in a territory (Dred Scott Case)
¨ Why were southerners enraged by the John Brown raid
¨ Campaign of 1860, Democratic Party did what…split
¨ Lincoln won the presidency by…majority electoral north votes
¨ Within two months after the election of 1860…7 states seceded