Parties and Elections
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the largest issue discussed in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Slavery
Which purchase, made under Jefferson's presidency, was purchased from France for 15 million dollars and massively expanded US territory?
Louisiana Purchase
Which compromise let Missouri become as a slave state and Maine become a free state?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Which violent conflict was sparked by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas
Which political party collapsed in the 1850's?
The Whigs
In the beginning of his career, was Lincoln pro-slavery, anti-slavery, or just against its expansion?
Against its expansion
What issue was the initial tensions between Mexico and the Americans about?
Slavery
Which Act, passed in 1850, denied slaves' right to a jury trial and required that slaves be returned to their owners?
Which abolitionist murdered men and seized the federal armory and arsenal?
John Brown
What party did Abraham Lincoln represent in the Election of 1860?
Republican Party
What was the name of the famous speech given by Daniel Webster?
Seventh of March Speech
Which treaty ended the war between the US and Mexico and forced Mexico to cede significant amounts of land to the US?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which Supreme Court decision held that slaves are private property and that the rights of the Constitution do not extend to African Americans.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Was Charles Sumner, who was assaulted by Congressman Brooks, anti or pro-slavery?
Anti - he was an abolitionist
Which small political party was dedicated solely to stopping the expansion of slavery?
Which office was Lincoln running for during the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Illinois Senator
Which river did Mexico want as the shared border between Texas and Mexico?
Nueces River
Which act repealed the Missouri compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
After John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, what punishment did Brown receive from his trial?
Hanging
Which third party rose in the 1860 election, attracting those who wanted to preserve the Union and Constitution?
Constitutional Union Party
What was the main theme of Daniel Webster's Seventh of March Speech?
Sectional Compromise, Unity
Which purchase between the US and Mexico gave Mexico 10 million dollars and the US land to build a railroad.
Gadsden Purchase
Which Compromise admitted California as a free state, abolished the slave trade in DC, and formed New Mexico and Utah.
Compromise of 1850
What years did the Mexican-American War occur in?
1846-48