AP US History Final Exam Review Vocab #2

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Was organized by anti-slavery men in the north, Democrats who were resentful of Polk's actions, and some conscientious Whigs. Was against slavery in the new territories. Foreshadowed the emergence of the Republican Party.

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Free-Soil Party

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Was passed just before the Civil War and also called the "Bloodhound Bill." Slaves who escaped could not testify in their behalf and were not allowed a trial by jury. Officers were expected to help catch runaway slaves. Those found helping slaves would be fined or jailed.

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Fugitive Slave Law

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Was a secret chain of anti-slavery homes at which slaves were hidden and taken to the North.

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Underground Railroad

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Dealt with the controversy of whether California should join as a free state. The results were that California joined as a free state, and what was left of the Mexican Cession land became New Mexico and Utah, and did not restrict slavery. The South got the Mexican Cession lands opened to popular sovereignty and a tougher Fugitive Slave Law. What is this agreement called?

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Compromise of 1850

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Took place in 1854. A group of Southerners met with Spanish officials in Belgium to attempt to get more slave territory. They felt this would balance out Congress. They tried to buy Cuba but the Spanish would not sell it. Southerners wanted to take it by force and the Northerners were outraged by the thought of expanding slavery. The scheme fell apart when the plan went public.

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Ostend Manifesto

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A pamphlet written in 1776 that was one of the most potent publications ever. It called for the colonists to realize their mistreatment and push for independence from England.

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Common Sense

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Met in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. They took on governmental duties and united all the colonies for the war effort.

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Second Continental Congress

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Privately owned armed ships specifically authorized by Congress to prey on enemy shipping and smuggle in needed supplies.

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privateering

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Privately owned armed ships specifically authorized by Congress to prey on enemy shipping and smuggle in needed supplies.

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privateering

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The theory that people are born with certain "natural rights,", rights which cannot be taken away. Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence, said these included the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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natural rights theory