The Coming Crisis, the 1850s
Chapter Review

1 . 	      	Why did a long tradition of compromise on slavery issues fail in the 1850s? 



2 . 	      	How did the actions of the Supreme Court and various presidents affect the growing sectional conflicts? 



3 . 	      	Why did the Whigs fail to survive the 1856 election? What did their failure indicate about the strength of the political party system? 



4 . 	      	Compare the politics of nativism with the antislavery movement in the North. How compatible were the ideas and attitudes of these two movements? 



5 . 	      	Compare the electoral processes and results in the presidential elections of 1852, 1856, and 1860? How were they similar and how were they different?