History 122 part 3
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lilgirlnamedches on May 5, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 popular sovereignty | championed by stephen a douglas, said that states will vote themselves if they should be a slave state |
| Stephen A Douglas | 1850, introduced popular sovereignty, contributed to compromise of 1850 and the kansas nebraska act |
| compromise of 1850 | 1850, by henry clay, admitted california as a free state, new mexico and utah were places where status of slavery would remain undetermined. also abolished slave trade in DC. made missouri compromise obsolete |
| fugitive slave act | 1850, required a slave to be returned, even if in a free state. |
| Anthony Burns | 1854, slave who ran to boston, government paid 14800 to get him back |
| kansas nebraska act | 1854, wanted chicago to be an eastern railroad terminus, created kansas and nebraska and would vote on if they wanted slavery |
| know nothing party | 1851, members wanted to protect us from catholic immigration, supposed to say i know nothing when asked about it. platform had restriction on immigration, no catholics could hold office |
| bleeding kansas | 1854, north and south sent everyone out there and set up separate governments because of popular sovereignty |
| the caning of charles sumner | 1856, gave speech about how kansas was raped, brooks approached him and split his head open |
| john brown's raid | 1859, crossed potomac with 19 men, wanted to start a slave insurrection, was kiled |
| PT Barnum | 1834 moved to nyc to be a showman, known as first american celebrity |
| Joice Heth | 1835, elderly slave supposedly 161 years old, barnum's first big break |
| Freak Show | showed human oddities |
| the fejee mermaid | 1842 purchased, was just a monkey in a fish, launched him to celebrity |
| the american museum | 1841 purchased, full of different curiousities, family entertainment |
| Clark Dodge | 1837, a wall street bank, would trade money from different places for you and then make loans |
| Lewis and Arthur Tappan | tried to mix business with character, their credit ratings became first credit ratings ever. personal morality with good business |
| astor place riot | 1849, macready and edmond forrest, fans of forrest disrupted mareadys play, he wanted to go back to england but was convinced to stay. crowd started throwing rocks at theater because only certain people were let in. 22 people killed by national guard |
| William charles Macready | 1849, the actor from the riot |
| the right to hiss | 1849ish, thought that anyone going to the theater had a right to hiss, was not upheld cuz you only have the right to a seat |
| hyer v sullivan | 1849, boxing match, was the start of modern spectator sports |
| Jenny Lind | 1850, known as the swedish nightingale. first modern american music star. said even if she didnt work out, it would still be worth it because his brand name went up |
| Barnum's Lecture Room | 1850, dedicated it to moral dramas (plays with a moral point) ex uncle toms cabin |
| What is it? | 1860, black skinned figure in fur suit with a white trainer, asked customers to decide if it was human or animal. also a race/political issue |
| uncle tom's cabin | 1852, painted picture of south ripping apart slave families, cruel masters, characters with patience even when hurt |
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