Ch 6 SG

American History

 

  1. How did the Mexican War eventually cause problems for the US domestically?

 

 

 

  1. What was the Wilmot Proviso? Why was it easier to pass it in the House than in the Senate?

 

 

 

  1. What is popular sovereignty?

 

 

  1. Why did settlers flock to California in the late 1840s?

 

 

  1. Why does California’s application to become a state create problems? What type of state does it want to be? Why?

 

 

 

  1. What were 4 parts of the Compromise of 1850?

 

 

 

  1. Why did many feel it was important to ban the slave trade in Washington DC?

 

 

  1. How did the fugitive slave laws make things harder on people in the North? How did Thoreau give them justification to break the law?

 

 

 

 

  1. What was the Underground Railroad? Who was the most famous conductor on it?

 

 

  1. What was Unlce Tom’s Cabin? Who wrote it? How did it affect the country?

 

 

 

  1. What person definitely wanted the plains territories of present day Kansas and Nebraska settled? Why?

 

 

 

  1. How does the guy in #12 propose speeding up the settlement process?

 

 

  1. Why did Kansas come be known as “Bleeding Kansas?”

 

  1. What was the Republicans’ main stance on slavery?

 

 

  1. Who was Dred Scott? What did the Supreme Court say about him and the expansion of slavery?

 

 

 

 

  1. For what position were Lincoln and Douglas running in 1858? How did they differ on the subject of slavery?

 

 

  1. What was the result of the election and long-lasting result for each of the candidates?

 

 

 

  1. Who was John Brown? What did he attempt to do that created a national crisis? How was he viewed nationally?

 

 

 

  1. Why were there two Democratic candidates for President in 1860? How did this benefit Lincoln?

 

 

 

  1. What does Lincoln’s election cause to happen? Why?

 

 

  1. What was the country the south created called? Who was its President? Where was its capital? Who had the power?

 

 

  1. How many states seceded total?

 

  1. What were slave states that did not secede called? What were these states?

 

 

  1. What was the crisis at Ft. Sumter?

 

 

  1. How did Lincoln and the CSA face a “Darned it you do, darned if you don’t” situation at Ft. Sumter?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Lincoln elect to do concerning Ft. Sumter? What happens? What does this show will happen next?

 

 

 

 

  1. How is Ft. Sumter similar to Lexington/Concord?