Shots Fired
the first shot of the Civil War was fired here
What is Fort Sumter?
he was the first Republican president
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
he was the president of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
this political party was anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic
What is the Know-Nothing (American Party)?
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
this small group supported John Brown's slave revolt
What is the Secret Six?
this war hero was the first Republican candidate for president
Who is John C. Frémont?
this was the first southern state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
What is the Republican Party?
this president's death probably lead to the passing of the Compromise of 1850
Who was Zachary Taylor?
this Union major was in command of Fort Sumter when the first shots were fired
Who is Major Robert Anderson?
This Democrat won the election of 1856
Who is James Buchanan?
this event was most responsible for the Lower South seceding
What is the election of Abraham Lincoln?
this political party arose as a coalition of conservative Southerners and Northerners
What is the Constitutional Union Party?
this state had the largest percentage of males in 1850
What is California?
this many days passed before Major Robert Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter
What is two?
he was the southern Democrat candidate in the crucial election of 1860
Who is John C. Breckinridge?
in total this many southern states seceded and then joined together to form the Confederate States of America
this Southern political position said that slavery could not be banned until a territory became a state
What are the Calhoun Resolutions?
this source of protein was most prevalent amongst the forty-niners
What is pork?
this president sent in supplies to reinforce Fort Sumter
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
he said that the debate over slavery in the new territories was pointless because the climate of the new territories could not support slavery
Who is Daniel Webster?
this team refers to leaving the Union
What is secession?
this factor was probably the most responsible for Lincoln's election to the presidency
What is the split within the Democratic Party?
this conductor on the Underground Railroad was known as Moses
Who is Harriet Tubman?