Chapter 15: The Coming Crisis, the 1850s

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The term "slave power" was coined by:

Robert Toombs.John C. Calhoun.Henry Clay.James Birney.

	Southerners believed that slavery had to maintain its status quo to survive.

	True False

Northerners boasted their section:

had the great engine of national economic growth.promoted the right to own a particular kind of property.offered economic opportunity to the common man.practiced benevolent paternalism of workers.

	The last time the Whig Party fielded a presidential election was in 1852.

	True False

	The "Young America" movement was started by a group of New York writers and Democratic Party members.

	True False

In the 1850s, the term used to describe an adventurer looking to expand slave territory was:

Slaver.Young American.Filibuster.Bushwacker.

What were the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 and what issues did the components address?

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	The presidential election of 1856 was actually two separate contests, one in the North the other in the South.

	True False

All of the following were true of the election of 1856 except:

A sectional candidate had triumphed for the first time.The Republicans could claim "victorious defeat."The Kansas-Nebraska Act had divided the Democratic Party.James Buchanan was the compromise Democratic candidate.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the methods used to address the issue of the extension of slavery?

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What forces stimulated nativism? How was nativism translated into a political movement?

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The person who proposed to raid the South and start a general slave uprising was:

Jefferson Davis.Stephen A. Douglas.John Brown.Dred Scott.

	After his execution, John Brown was mourned throughout the North as a martyr and abolitionist hero.

	True False

How did Franklin Pierce fuel antislavery sentiment in the North?

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What political party was founded in 1854?

Republican PartyAmerican PartyDemocratic PartyLiberty Party

	The outbreak of anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic nativism in the 1850s grew out of the Democratic Party's success in attracting Irish voters.

	True False

Compare the northern and southern vision of America? Were they compatible?

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An important result of the Fugitive Slave Law was:

it quieted the northern antislavery movement.it ended attempts by slaves to escape to the North.it made southerners less concerned about the future of slavery.it made slavery national.

The first sign of the weakening of the political party system was:

the difficulties encountered in passing the Compromise of 1850.the rise of the Free-Soil Party.the difficulty both parties had in nominating presidential candidates in 1852.the controversy over the Fugitive Slave Law.

Why did the election of 1860 convince many southerners they had no future in the Union?

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	Stephen Douglas oppossed the Lecompton constitution on the grounds that it violated the principle of popular sovereignty.

	True False

Why did a long tradition of compromise on slavery issues fail in the 1850s?

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How did the actions of the Supreme Court and various presidents affect the growing sectional conflicts?

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Why did the Whigs fail to survive the 1856 election? What did their failure indicate about the strength of the political party system?

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Compare the politics of nativism with the antislavery movement in the North. How compatible were the ideas and attitudes of these two movements?

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Self-Study Quiz: Chapter Review

The term "slave power" was coined by:

Southerners believed that slavery had to maintain its status quo to survive.

Northerners boasted their section:

The last time the Whig Party fielded a presidential election was in 1852.

The "Young America" movement was started by a group of New York writers and Democratic Party members.

In the 1850s, the term used to describe an adventurer looking to expand slave territory was:

What were the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 and what issues did the components address?

The presidential election of 1856 was actually two separate contests, one in the North the other in the South.

All of the following were true of the election of 1856 except:

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the methods used to address the issue of the extension of slavery?

What forces stimulated nativism? How was nativism translated into a political movement?

The person who proposed to raid the South and start a general slave uprising was:

After his execution, John Brown was mourned throughout the North as a martyr and abolitionist hero.

How did Franklin Pierce fuel antislavery sentiment in the North?

What political party was founded in 1854?

The outbreak of anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic nativism in the 1850s grew out of the Democratic Party's success in attracting Irish voters.

Compare the northern and southern vision of America? Were they compatible?

An important result of the Fugitive Slave Law was:

The first sign of the weakening of the political party system was:

Why did the election of 1860 convince many southerners they had no future in the Union?

Stephen Douglas oppossed the Lecompton constitution on the grounds that it violated the principle of popular sovereignty.

Why did a long tradition of compromise on slavery issues fail in the 1850s?

How did the actions of the Supreme Court and various presidents affect the growing sectional conflicts?

Why did the Whigs fail to survive the 1856 election? What did their failure indicate about the strength of the political party system?

Compare the politics of nativism with the antislavery movement in the North. How compatible were the ideas and attitudes of these two movements?