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Exam- APUSH AMSCO CHAPTER 12-13 KEY TERM|91QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
free-soil movement Correct-opposed the expansion of slavery in new states (particularly
out west) ; subcatagory of the Republican party who were also abolitionists ; popular during
the late antebellum period ; Abe Lincoln was the most influential person of this political party
free soil party Correct-Formed in 1847 - 1848, dedicated to opposing slavery in newly
acquired territories such as Oregon and ceded Mexican territory.
conscience Whigs Correct-anti-slavery Whigs who opposed both the Texas annexation and
the Mexican war on moral grounds.
"barnburners" Correct-Conscience Whigs and Free-soilers were known as this; their
defection threatened to destroy the Democratic Party
Popular sovereignty Correct-The concept that political power rests with the people who
can create, alter, and abolish government. People express themselves through voting and free
participation in government
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Lewis Cass Correct-He was nominated as President after Polk and he evolved a doctrine of
popular sovereignty. He argued that slavery should be kept out of Congress and left to the
people.
Henry Clay Correct-United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise
between free and slave states (1777-1852)
Zachary Taylor Correct-General that was a military leader in Mexican-American War and
12th president of the United States. Sent by president Polk to lead the American Army against
Mexico at Rio Grande, but defeated.
Compromise of 1850 Correct-Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave
Act, Made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
Stephen A. Douglass Correct-A Democratic Senator from Illinois who debated Abraham
Lincoln during his run for Senator in the Lincoln-Douglass Debates. He was an avid supporter
of the Compromise of 1850, supported popular sovereignty, he rescued Clay's faltering
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compromise, he divided the compromise into 5 parts to he could mobilize a majority for each
issue separately
Millard Fillmore Correct-Successor of President Zachary Taylor after his death on July 9th
1850. He helped pass the Compromise of 1850 by gaining the support of Northern Whigs for
the compromise.
Fugitive Slave Laws Correct-a law enacted as part of the compromise of 1850 designed to
ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage
Underground Railroads Correct-A system of escape routes to the north. Virtual freedom
train that was a chain of "stations" (antislavery homes) through which scores of "passengers"
(runaway slaves) were spirited by "conductors" (white/black abolitionists) from the slvae
states to the free soil of Canada.
Harriet Tubman Correct-United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland
and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to
freedom in the North (1820-1913)
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