1. oregon settled with: a. 54 o b. 40 o c.49 o d. fight! 2. the spot resolutions demanded: 3....
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1. Oregon settled with:A. 54o B. 40o C.49o D. Fight!2. The Spot Resolutions
demanded:3. Military campaign in Mexico
successful or blundering4. Some members of the _______
Party did not support the T of G-H.
5. What impact of the M-A War does your book describe as “the blood spattered classroom” ?
1. What revitalized the Southern economy in1793?2. % of Southerners who owned slaves:A. 90% B. 75%o C.50%o D. <50%3. What is a job a planter might hire an
Irishman to do instead of a slave?3. Painting of what public event on p.368?5. Most slaves lived on A. big plantations B. small farms
1. What new party ran in the election of 1848?
2. Who won the election?3. Which of the following was in favor of
Compromise in 1850?Douglass Calhoun Seward
4. Woman conductor of underground railroad =
5. What was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850?
1. What did critics call expansionist Democrats?
2. What central American nation was the subject of the Clayton Bulwer Treaty?
3. What was purpose of the land bought in the Gadsden purchase?
4.Who proposed the KN Act?5. What / Who would decide the slavery
issue in Kansas & Nebraska?
1. Who state was “bleeding” in this chapter?2. What did John Brown do at Harper’s Ferry, VA
in1859?3. Describe Preston Brook’s response to Charles
Sumner’s “The Crime Against Kansas” speech.4. Was the Dred Scott decision seen as a victory for
the North or South?5. Who won the Lincoln / Douglas Senate campaign
of 1858?
1. Why did a Democrat have no chance of winning the election of 1860?
2. Who won?3. Which was the first state to secede?4. Who became President of the new
Confederacy?5. Did James Crittendon encourage or
discourage secession?
1. What party did Stephen Douglass run on in 1860
2. What party won?3. Which was the first state to secede?4. Who became President of the new
Confederacy?5. What did James Crittendon do?
ScheduleQuiz Tomorrow on p.388-398Quiz Wednesday on p.360-370Ch. 13-18 challenge sheet due
11/18
Guess Who Wins?Guess Who Wins?A. The wise old experienced Senator,
General, and DiplomatB. The wise old former PresidentC. The General that had never voted before
but had killed lots of Mexicans
If you said C. you’re a genius like me!
1841Harrison –Tyler - angers Clay’s Whigs –
drama with Englanddis –debts -Canada & The Caroline –Maine - Ashburton-Webster Treaty –
election of 1844James K. Polk (D) –
v.Henry Clay (W) –Polk wins on:Texas –before Tyler leaves office –Oregon - 54°40' or Fight! –1846 – 49o -
The Election Becomes
A“mandate” –for“Manifest Destiny” –
War a comin’ !Polk wanted –Nueces v. Rio Grande –Slidell ($25 mil) –Jan. ’46, Polk orders –finally in April -“spot resolutions” –
The Mexican-American WarFremont & “The Bear Flag
Republic” –Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott –Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo$15 mil for ___ of Mexicoincreases US by _ / _
Impactfuels Manifest Destinyspreads respect / fear of US“blood spattered schoolroom” –slavery debate heats up
“Conscience Whigs”Wilmot Proviso –
CHAPTER 17The South & The Slavery Controversy
1793-1860
Page 360
“King Cotton”Cotton Gin (1793) = 50x more profit= bigger demand for ______ (363)Dominates Market:50% of all U.S. exports> 50% of world’s cotton> 75% of Britain’s cottonNegatives:no econ. diversity -overspeculation -
Demographics of South “planters”tiny minorityoligarchy –plutocracy -“small-time slaveowners”majority of slave owners,
minority of slaves (364)
ScheduleQuizzes T, W, TH, & FT – 370-378W – 400-410TH – 410-418F – 420-433UNIT V Test – Wed. 11/23
Challenge Sheet Due FridayCH. 13-1810-12 IDs10-12 concepts10-12 dates3 minority groups (w / IDs)2 quotes2 stats
poor whites = 75%no slaves
Why would this 75% be willing to fight a war over slavery?
“mountain whites” – free blacks in South (250,000) – free blacks in North (250,000) –
slaves1860: 4 mill. (1 / 7 Americans) 1808 -smuggling -births -valuable investments -most in “black belt” (365) majority lived -
2000
Southern justifications“peculiar” but benevolent -Christianitypaternalism
“better than the North”bogus biology / evolution
Northern Perspective
most Northerners -but against the expansion of slavery:1.2.
Abolitionist Perspective
a crime against :ChristianityfamiliesAmerican ideals
Early abolitionistsattempts at “colonization” -2nd Great Awakening –
Theodore Dwight Weld -“radical” –“pragmatic” -
William Lloyd Garrison -The Liberator (‘31)
Frederick Douglass -The Narrative of the Life of (‘45)
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom’s Cabin (‘52)
p.368What does Garrison ask God
forgiveness for?List three mocking metaphors
Garrison uses for the “moderate” solution to slavery.
p.362Describe three distinct arguments
Harper makes in his attempt to justify slavery.
slave resistanceeducation, slow-downs, sabotage, and theft
Gabriel (1800) Denmark Vesey (1822)Nat Turner (1831)
CHAPTER 19Renewing the Sectional Struggle
1848-1854
Page 400
Election of 1848Election of 1848Lewis Cass (D)no official position on slaverypriv. liked popular sovereignty -Zachary Taylor (W)machoMartin Van Buren (Free Soil)pro Wilmot Provisostole votes from -
Guess Who Wins?Guess Who Wins?A. The wise old experienced
Senator, General, and DiplomatB. The wise old former PresidentC. The General that had never
voted before but had killed lots of Mexicans
1848 1848‘48 in CA -’49 -minin’ the miners –political imp. -
The Compromise of 1850The Compromise of 1850provoked by –The Compromisers:Henry Clay –Stephen Douglas – Daniel Webster –Voice of the South:John C. Calhoun -“higher law” Northern radicals:William H. Seward -
p.407breaks 15/15 tiewho won?Fugitive Slave Law inflames North
personal liberty laws
election of 1852election of 1852Whigs split -Lose to ___________ (D)Imp. -
Pierce and ExpansionPierce and Expansion“slavocrats” wanted –Nicaragua –
Clayton Bulwer Treaty (1850) -Perry “opens” Japan (1854) -Ostend Manifesto – Gadsden Purchase (415) -
Kansas-Nebraska ChaosKansas-Nebraska ChaosKansas-Nebraska Act (Stephen
Douglas) 1 -2 -
violates – Scared South –Increases -
CHAPTER 20Drifting Toward Disunion
1854-1861
Page 420
Books energize the North Books energize the North Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s CabinHinton R. Helper
The Impending Crisis of the Southenergize Republicans, enrage the
South
Crisis in KansasNew England Immigrant Aid Company-border ruffians -John Brown in ‘56-“bleeding Kansas” –Lecompton Constitution trick in ‘57-
Defeat of Lecompton Constitution results in:Defeat of Lecompton Constitution results in:Democratic Party split N-Senergizes new Republican Partyall major parties are now _____ .
beat-down in the Senatebeat-down in the SenateSen. Charles Sumner (MA)
“The Crime Against Kansas” -
Preston Brooks (SC)responds –
imp. –
The election of ‘56 The election of ‘56 Democrat - James Buchanan
popular sovereignty The New REPUBLICAN PARTY –
John C. Fremont no expansion of slavery
Know-Nothing – Millard FilmoreWe hate immigrants and Catholics
The depression of ‘57 The depression of ‘57 too much gold = inflationbloated grain market = low pricesoverspeculation = failed banks
Dred Scott Decision ‘57Dred Scott Decision ‘57Dred Scott – Supreme Court (CJ: Roger Taney)
ruled:1. 2. 5th Amendment –3.HUGE WIN FOR _____________
Tomorrow = Reading Quiz p.434-441Wednesday = Objective Exam
18, 17, 19, 20
The Lincoln-Douglas debates ‘58 The Lincoln-Douglas debates ‘58 for the office of ______________Lincolnon race (431) -style -Douglas –the favorite -style -
Freeport Doctrine -Lincoln’s ? –Douglas’ reply –
________ becomes Senator
imp. of debates -
Harpers Ferry Raid (‘59) Harpers Ferry Raid (‘59) John Brown – his plan –the result -reactions
North –South -
The election of 1860 The election of 1860 Democrats Split -Northern - Stephen Douglas
popular sovereigntystrict Fugitive slave Law
Southern - John Breckinridgeextension of slaverytake Cuba
Constitutional Union Party - John Bellstatus quo & compromise
Republicans - Abraham Lincolnno extension of slavery“land for the landless”increase tariffs
Lincoln winsLincoln winsMinority President60% voted against himSectional Presidentnot even on the ballot in -
In SouthIn SouthElection of Lincoln = South Carolina secedes (Dec. ‘60)
followed quickly by 5 moreCrittenden Compromise –
Lincoln opposed because -
1)Tear Apart the Question (2 minutes) identify the issue your thesis must
address identify time period identify categories of evidence you
must provide in your answer t