Chapter 11-Part 2 Review

Democratic Nomination

Stephen Douglas

The new political party that arose to oppose slavery

Republican party

Republican Nomination

Abraham Lincoln

Constitutional Union Nomination

John Bell

Southern Democratic Nomination

John Breckinridge

principles and policies a party supports

Platform

Republican Platform

Antislavery, slavery illegal in the new territories

Constitutional Union party platform

Uphold the Constitution and preserve the Union

Southern Democratic party platform

Protection and expansion of slavery

Democrats Platform

Popular Sovereignty

Reason why a convention met in Baltimore

To make sure Stephen Douglas got the Democratic nomination

Why Lincoln was selected

He had no important political enemies

C.U.P appealed to these voters

Border States

The authority given to someone to perform a certain task or apply certain policies.

mandate

Actions taken by the Republicans to gain support

To gain Support for Republicans Passed Homestead Law Transcontinental Railroad Admission of Kansas as free state Tariff to protect factory workers and owners

Wins Election of 1860

Abraham Lincoln

How did the presidential election of 1860 clearly show that the country as a whole rejected slavery?

Lincoln and Douglas, both antislavery candidates, received 69 percent of the total popular vote

The group of department heads chosen by a president to serve as advisers.

cabinet

Threaten to secede if Lincoln is elected

Southern States

Carried most of the Southern states in the election

John Breckinridge

One who is not an extremist is called a -

moderate

What is meant by a “federal system” of government?

In the “federal system” the national and state governments share powers

First state to secede

South Carolina

Reasons why the north and south both wanted Virginia

Virginia wanted by both North and South Size Power Strength Influence

The attack that started the Civil War was on -

Fort Sumter

What two events kept Virginia from deciding its own fate ?

Attack on Fort Sumter Lincoln’s request for troops

Governor Letcher believed this to be a violation of states rights

Lincoln’s request for troops

Surrendered to southern troops at Charleston, SC

Fort Sumter

Selected to lead the Virginia state militia in the early days of the conflict was -

Robert E. Lee

On June 19, 1861, the government of Virginia was “restored” to the Union by the action of -

the Second Wheeling Convention

Where meetings were held to consider what western Virginia should do

Wheeling

Why the Wheeling convention couldn’t just create a new state

They needed permission from the old state

If you do not vote on an issue, you are said to have -

abstained

Name of Virginia’s new government, that was created to support the creation on a new state

Restored Government of Virginia

Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia

Francis H. Pierpont

Senators of the Restored Government of Virginia

John Carlile Waitman T. Willey

Three issues in writing the Constitution of the new state

1. Name of the state 2. Boundaries 3. Question of slavery

An addition to or correction of a document, bill, or law

Amendment

Amendment that made statehood bill acceptable

Willey Amendment

Major issue of WV statehood bill

Slavery

Locations of Virginia’s two governments

Richmond and Wheeling

Lincoln’s Dilemma

Whether or not the statehood bill was constitutional

An official or public announcement

proclamation

Date WV becomes a state

June 20, 1863

West Virginia became the - (what number state in the Union?)

35 th state

First Governor of WV

Arthur I. Boreman

New home of the Restored Government of Virginia

Alexandria, Va.

This Virginia Government supported the C.S.A.

Richmond

This Virginia Government supported the Union

Wheeling

Area included in the new state

All that west of the Alleghenies and counties with the B&O Railroad

State’s official name

West Virginia

Reason why eastern counties were added

B&O Railroad

Place that housed the temporary capitol

Customs House

Independence Hall

He tried to ruin WV’s statehood

John Carlile

a political party established to oppose slavery

Republican Party

a political party established to uphold the Constitution and preserve the federal Union

Constitutional Union party

government formed from the southern seceded states

Confederate States of America

located in Charleston, S.C. that was attacked by southern forces; marks the beginning of the Civil War

Fort Sumter

a senator who represented the restored government of Virginia; amended the statehood bill to make it acceptable to both Houses of Congress.

Waitman T. Willey

formed by the Second Wheeling Convention to create a body that would support the creation of a new state.

Restored Government of Virginia

senator who represented the restored government of Virginia; favored reorganizing the state of Virginia

John S. Carlile

an addition to or correction of a document, bill, or law

amendment

first governor of the state of West Virginia

Arthur I. Boreman

elected governor of the Restored government of West Virginia

Francis H. Pierpont