Compromise of 1850 and Uncle Tom's Cabin
This was the senator that presented a series of resolutions later known as the compromise of 1850
Who is Henry Clay?
This person introduced the bill that divided the Kansas and Nebraska into two territories
Who is Stephen Douglas?
He was a married slave, fighting for independence through the supreme court, but lost his case in 1857 and ended up being sold and freed by his later owner.
Who was Dred Scott?
The winner of the 1860 presidential election
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This person wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
This is the where pro-slavery forces looted and burned the whole town in 1856
What is Lawrence?
He was a congressman who felt that his Kingsman was verbally attacked by Charles Sumner's speech, so he beat him with a cane.
Who was Preston Brooks?
The amount of electoral votes Abraham Lincoln received from the south
This person was a abolitionist from New York who murdered five pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie with his followers
Who is John Brown?
This man was a leader for the antislavery cause, and caused panic throughout the Slave owning South in 1861 through his raid at Harper's Ferry.
Who is John Brown?
This was the first Southern state to secede from the Union in 1859.
What is South Carolina?
This is what Lincoln thought about slavery during the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
What is evil and immoral?