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3. Question 1 - 10 Millard Fillmore was the ______ President of the United States.

4. Answer 1 – 10 13

5. Question 1 - 20 Fillmore became the president when Franklin Peirce died? True/False

6. Answer 1 – 20 False

7. Question 1 - 30 What was the Fugitive Slave Law?

8. Answer 1 – 30 Law that allowed Southerners to reclaim their slaves that escaped to the North

9. Question 1 - 40 What state was Millard Fillmore from?

10. Answer 1 – 40 New York

11. Question 1 - 50 What did the Compromise of 1850 do? – 3 parts

12. Answer 1 – 50 1.California admitted to Union 2.Slavery in Washington D.C. ended 3.New Mexico & Utah were organized without slavery

13. Question 2 - 10 What state was Franklin Pierce from?

14. Answer 2 – 10 New Hampshire

15. Question 2 - 20 What two issues were ripping the country apart during his presidency?

16. Answer 2 – 20 Slavery & Territory expansion

17. Question 2 - 30 What disease did Pierce have?

18. Answer 2 – 30 Tuberculosis

19. Question 2 - 40 What position was Pierce given by President Polk?

20. Answer 2 – 40 Attorney General

21. Question 2 - 50 What country did Pierce negotiate a sucessful trade treaty with?

22. Answer 2 – 50 Japan

23. Question 3 - 10 James Buchanan was the _______ president of the US?

24. Answer 3 – 10 15th

25. Question 3 - 20 What state is James Buchanan from?

26. Answer 3 – 20 Pennsylvania

27. Question 3 - 30 What college did Buchanan graduate from?

28. Answer 3 – 30 Dickinson College

29. Question 3 - 40 Why did Buchanan’s fiance call off their engagement?

30. Answer 3 – 40 Rumors that he was only marrying her for money

31. Question 3 - 50 What was Buchanan’s biggest flaw in terms of dealing with the Civil War

32. Answer 3 – 50 He did nothing Avoided conflict

33. Question 4 - 10 Buchanan negotiated a clear border between the US & __________

34. Answer 4 – 10 Canada

35. Question 4 - 20 How did Buchanan’s wife die?

36. Answer 4 – 20 Unknown Assumed sucicide

37. Question 4 - 30 Who did Franklin Pierce place as his secretary of War?

38. Answer 4 – 30 Jefferson Davis

39. Question 4 - 40 What role did Pierce play in the Mexican War?

40. Answer 4 – 40 Sprained knee during battle Sent home Called a coward by Gen. Winfield Scott

41. Question 4 - 50 What tragic accident happened to the Pierce family before his innaguration?

42. Answer 4 – 50 Benny- only son was killed in a railroad accident

43. Question 5 - 10 Why was Franklin Pierce considered a “Darkhorse candidate” for the presidency?

44. Answer 5 – 10 Because nobody knew him He did not have any negative baggage

45. Question 5 - 20 Explain why Northerners often criticized the presidency of Pierce?

46. Answer 5 – 20 Because he favored Southern ideas – Slavery – Fugitive slave law

47. Question 5 - 30 Who was John Brown?

48. Answer 5 – 30 Northern abolitionists Raided Harper’s Ferry- Virginia Sentenced to death- treason Sparked North/South conflict

49. Question 5 - 40 True or False. James Buchanan supported President Lincoln during the Civil War?

50. Answer 5 – 40 True

51. Question 5 - 50 What four things did James Buchanan place at the top of his presidential agenda?

52. Answer 5 – 50 1.Economic/regional growth 2.Build up US military 3.Transcontinental Railroad 4.Canal Across C. America