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Civil War
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100
Abolitionist who led a raid on US Army weapons store at Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown
100
Process that allowed people in a territory or state the right to vote directly on issues rather than have their elected representatives decide
What is popular sovereignty
100
Kansas collapsed into a bloody mess when many citizens were killed in what is known as this
What is the Pottawatomie Massacre
100
This Act was passed by the Compromise of 1850, pleasing the South
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
100
This novel helped educate Northerners about slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
Senator from South Carolina who opposed the Compromise of 1850.
What is John C. Calhoun
200
False or misleading information this is spread to further a cause
What is propaganda
200
The outcome of this war led to the proposal of the Wilmot Proviso
What is the Mexican-American War
200
This act of Congress caused an imbalance between slave and free states in the Union
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
200
Political party that rose in opposition to slavery
What is the Republican Party
300
Candidate who ran for the Illinois Senate seat in 1858 who argued that slavery was morally wrong
What is Abraham Lincoln
300
Runaway slaves
What are fugitives
300
The location of the first battle in the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter
300
This man was ruled not to have any rights as an African American by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
Who is Dred Scott
300
According to the Compromise of 1850, this state would enter the Union as a free state
What is California
400
He ran against Abraham Lincoln for the 1858 Senate spot, highlighted by their debates
What is Stephen Douglas
400
The number of states that seceded from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860
What is seven
400
The Supreme Court decision stated African Americans were this to slave owners
What is property
400
The name given to the nation of states that seceded from the Union
What is the Confederate States of America
400
Senator who proposed the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
What is Henry Clay
500
Abraham Lincoln did not win the majority vote in the 1860 election, but won more of these to become President. How many of these did he receive?
What is electoral votes. He received 180.
500
Name three states that seceded from the Union
What is South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
500
Three of the four people who were candidates for the 1860 Presidential election
Who are Abraham Lincoln John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, and John Bell
500
The first president of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
500
The date the Civil War began
What is April 12, 1861
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