Vocabulary
Events
Who Said That?
Miscellaneous
Election of 1860
100
A person against slavery.
What is an abolitionist
100
This allowed states north of the 36' 30 line become free and states south of it become open to slavery. It eventually got completely wiped out.
What is the Missouri Compromise
100
You ask, can I help this country when I believe that slavery is a “moral, social, and political evil” I believe that I can. I believe that I must. My friends, we do not have to decide upon this issue of slavery now. It will eventually die out because it is wrong. If I am elected President I promise I will not outlaw slavery in the United States.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
This region of America had the advantage in transportation and wealth during the pre-Civil War time.
What is the North
100
He won the Election of 1860
Who is Abraham Lincoln
200
The idea where the people of the state have the right to vote on whether it becomes a free or slave state
What is popular sovereignty
200
This allowed California to become a free state, and territories in the Mexican Cession to become open to slavery, as well as ended the slave trade in Washington D.C., and stricter fugitive slave laws were enforced
What is the Compromise of 1850
200
Our great compromises have helped us create a balance of power. I believe that in the west it is the citizens right to decide if they will or will not allow slavery. It is not the job of the government to decide. It is the right of the people and the state governments to decide.
Who is Stephen Douglas
200
John Brown had this many children.
What is 20
200
He was a candidate running against Abraham Lincoln, a democrat from Illinois, that believed in popular sovereignty.
Who is Stephan Douglas
300
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act, much violence broke out, causing it to be known as this.
What is "Bleeding Kansas"
300
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a story written after this was created.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
300
I, _____________, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood
Who is John Brown
300
This was the only state Stephen Douglas won outright in the Election of 1860
What is Missouri
300
Abraham Lincoln represented this political party.
What is the Republican Party
400
To withdrawal from a group
What is secession
400
John Brown led a raid of 22 men in this city in Virginia, attempting to arm and free slaves.
What is Harper's Ferry
400
I, ______________, have been humbled to have been selected to represent the south as a presidential candidate of the United States. I know that represent the south and its god fearing way of life. As many of you already know, I am a true southerner. I own a large home and plantation in the great state of Kentucky. As a landowner and slave holder, I promise you, my fellow Americans that I stand for what is right and just. I stand for what is American.
Who is John Breckinridge
400
This state had the highest slave population in 1860.
What is Virginia
400
He was the runner-up in the Presidential Election of 1860, winning many of the southern states, and former Vice President
What is John Breckenridge
500
belief that because the states created the United States, individual states have the power to nullify federal laws. The idea that states can restrict federal authority.
What are states' rights
500
Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizens, they were private property.
What is the Dred Scott Decision
500
I believe that slavery should stay where it currently is and should not expand into the west. I believe this because it will just further the divide between the North and the South. Now let’s have an election where the country is put first and where we will just get along because it is in our best interest.
Who is John Bell
500
Abraham Lincoln received approximately this percentage of popular votes in the Election of 1860
What is 40 percent
500
This was the first state to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln won the Election of 1860
What is South Carolina
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