Outbreak!
This term means being more loyal to your region than to the nation as a whole.
What is sectionalism?
This fort in South Carolina was fired upon, beginning the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter ?
This state was the first to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
This president’s election in 1860 caused many Southern states to secede.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
These states stayed in the Union but were divided over slavery.
What are Border states?
During the Civil War, camp life included songs, stories, letters from home, and this sport.
What is baseball?
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney led this Supreme Court decision
What is The Dred Scott decision?
This senator proposed dividing the territory into Kansas and Nebraska.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
The Missouri compromise stated slavery would not be allowed above this line.
What is The 36°N 30° line?
Confederate soldiers were commonly called this nickname.
What are Rebels?
Union soldiers were commonly called this nickname.
What are Yankees?
This town in Kansas was attacked by pro-slavery forces.
What is Lawrence, Kansas?
This congressman beat Charles Sumner with a cane within the halls of Congress
Who is Preston Brooks?
This was the name of Dred Scott’s wife, who was also denied citizenship
Who is Harriett Scott?
Dred Scott lived for a time in this free territory where he hoped to gain freedom.
What is The Minnesota Territory?