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| old, had wide experience & ability, but was considered a jackass. His views on the extension of slavery were well known because he was the reputed father of "popular sovereignty" |
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| the doctrine that stated the sovereign people of a territory, under the general principles of the constitution, should themselves determine the status of slavery |
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| frank & honest, he was the "Hero of Buena Vista." Whig candidate |
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| They were foursquare for the Wilmont Proviso and against slavery in the territories. they broadened their appeal by advocating federal aid for internal improvements & urging free gov't homesteads for settlers |
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| those heavily influence by the abolitionist crusade. Who condemned slavery on moral grounds |
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| effect on people after the discovery of gold in the Am. river in California. People frantically dug at the streams in hopes of "striking it rich" but very few did & got sick from real fevers instead |
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| a way for slaves to escape to the North. A virtual freedom train made up of stations (antislavery homes), through which passengers (runaway slaves) were spirited by conductors (white & black abolitionists) |
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| Clay, Calhoun, & Webster (appeared for their last time on stage together to give opinion on slavery) |
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| freshman senator from NY, was the able spokesman for the young northern radicals. a strong antislaveryite, he came out unquivocally against concession. Argued must obey Gods moral law as well as man's mundane one |
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| vice president to Taylor. Lawyer/ politician took over the reigns after Taylors sudden death. Was impressed w/ conciliation & gladly signed the papers for passing the compromise of 1850 |
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| of the south. Were violently opposed to concessions |
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| Fugitive slave law of 1850 |
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| "The Bloodhound Bill," stirred up storm of opposition in North. slaves didn't have a right to testify or have jury trial. Federal commissioner paid $5 if slave was freed, $10 if not. Bribe! |
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| 2nd "dark horse" candidate in Am. unrenowned lawyer/ politician from NH. Weak and indecisive but young, handsome, & convivial. Prosouthern northerner who kept himself inconspicuous. Democratic candidate |
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| "Old Fuss & Feathers." The ablest Am. general in his generation. Huge but haughty. Whig condidate (party was split becuse of the candidate & his support for comp. of of 1850 & fugitive slave law) |
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| a brazen Am adventurer. he tried repeatedly to grab ahold of the central American country. Backed by an armed force recruited largely in the South, he installed himself as President in July 1856 & legalized slavery |
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| despatched by Fillmore to Japan w/ a fleet of warships that he commanded. He was the brother of the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie. Prepared diligently. He got the Japanese to sign the landmark Treaty of Kanagawa |
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| Am ministers from Spain, France, and England had a top secret meeting in Ostend, Belgium. Startling document, urged the administration offer $120 million for cuba. If spain refused w/ continued ownership the U.S. would be justified in taking it from the Spanish |
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| Secretary of War & a Mississippian. He arranged to have James Gadsden appointed minister to Mexico |
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| Treaty by James Gadsden that ceded the Gadsden Purchase area to the U.S. for $10 million. Aroused criticism because so much was paid for a cactus filled desert that was roughly the size of S.C. |
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| Senator of Illinois. delivered counter stroke to offset the Gadsden thrust for southern expansion westward. booster for the West & wanted to break the N & S deadlock. Invested in Chicago & wanted the Pacific RR to begin there. supported Kansas-Nebraska Act |
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