History studying

Question	Answer
Henry Clay	lost pres 3x, comp of 1850, helped JQA win pres (corrupt bargain)
Millard Fillmore	Took over after pres died,approved comp of 1850
Franklin Pierce	Elected pres and said not interested in expanding but was soon after found to be an extreme expansionist
Harriet Beecher Stowe	Uncle To's cabin. "So this is the little woman who started this huge war" -Lincoln
Stephen Douglas	Man from Illinois who wanted to build Transcontinental Railroad from state, found way but highly controversial
John Brown	Led group of men to let slaves free so they could fight for their freedom
Charles Sumner	N Senator who led speech about "Crimes against Kansas". Beaten w cane as result and was leader of Radical Rep(congress)
Roger B. Taney	SCJ responsible for final decision in Dred Scott v Sanford case
Abraham Lincoln	Ran for senator in Illinois but lost. Senatorial race made him well-known, even more so then his 6ft 4 height.
Independence, Missouri	Where Oregon Trail started
Comp of 1850	Made by Henry Clay gave N CA as free state. For South gave fugitive slave act
Fugitive Slave act	declared N had to return the escaped slaves to masters in South, but N didn't listen 2 this.
Uncle Tom's Cabin	Book by HBS

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