John brown
2 things to describe him
radical abolitionist and religious zealot
Who won the election of 1860?
Lincoln
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act effect the Civil war?
Destroyed long established political compromise of slavery in the west
Name John Brown's first murderous action
Pottawatomie Massacre
Name 3 people who ran against Lincoln for president?
Douglas, Breckenridge, Bell
Who was the main perpetrator in the raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What fort marked the first battle of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What did the Fugitive Slave Act require people to do?
Catch and return slaves
What did John Brown really want to accomplish by Harper's Ferry?
Slave uprising
What election did Lincoln run in before President?
Senator against Douglas
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Led the capture of John Brown
Who was the Confederate President?
Jefferson Davis
What issue did the Compromise of 1850 try to settle?
Slavery
What happened to John Brown after Harper's Ferry?
He was hanged
How did the convention make it home court advantage for Lincoln?
By placing the Illinois delegation in the middle
Explain the Dred Scott decision
Blacks were not intended to be free and were viewed as property
Name the 11 confederate states
SC, AL, MS, FL, GA, LA, AK, NC, TN, TX, VA
How much did the federal commissioner get for a fugitive slave?
$10