the republican party emergers Flashcards
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| 217433125 | 1.Why did some people want a new political party? *** | they thought that none of the paries that existed would tkae a strong stand against slavery | |
| 217433126 | 2.What was the name of the new political party and what was its purpose? *** | the republican parties purpose was to keep slavery out of the west | |
| 217433127 | 3.Describe Abraham Lincoln? *** | Abe was born in kentucky and lived in illinois where he grew up, but only spent one year in schiool. he later taught himself how to read and right, and after he studied law. | |
| 217433128 | 4.How many times did Lincoln and Douglas debate one another and what was the very important issue? *** | 7 times, and the issue was slavery | |
| 217433129 | 5.What did Lincoln and Douglas believe about the slavery issue? *** | lincoln was an abolishonist, and douglas was for popular soveriegnty | |
| 217433130 | 6.Who won the Senate seat - Lincoln or Douglas? *** | douglas | |
| 217433131 | 7.Who is John Brown and what did he do? | john brown was a northerner who tried to spark a slave revolt in harpers ferry virginia | |
| 217433132 | 8.What is an arsenal? | a gun warhouse | |
| 217433133 | 9.What is treason? | actions against ones country | |
| 217433134 | 10.What is a martyr? | someone who dies for there beliefs | |
| 217433135 | 11.Was John Brown a hero or a villain? How did northerners and southerners view John Brown? | The north saw him as a martyr, but the south just saw him as some radical abolishonist |