Laws & Slavery
What was the idea that let people vote on if they wanted slavery from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Popular Sovereignty
Who was the Missouri judge that ruled Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom?
Roger B. Taney
What did Abraham Lincoln argue Democrats were trying to do in the west?
Spread Slavery
What was the attack in Kansas between people disagreeing on slavery?
Sack of Lawrence
Who was the slave who tried to use the courts to gain his freedom?
Dred Scott
What was the law that made escaped slaves illegal?
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who ran against Stephen Douglas and won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the Republican party's stance on slavery?
They were against it and wanted to stop its spread in the West
What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Supreme Court Judge in Dred Scott's case
Roger B. Taney
What was the deal made in 1850 to try and keep peace between the North and South?
The Compromise of 1850
Who was the radical abolitionist responsible for multiple raids and massacres before the Civil War?
John Brown
Why was President Millard Filmore not chosen as the presidential candidate for the election of 1852?
Enforcing the slave laws and not getting many northern votes
What was the event that scared Southerners of other Northern attacks?
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
Became a prominent figure after his famous debate with Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
What was the law that allowed two states to vote on if they were a free or slave state?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who became president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Illinois Congressman Stephen Douglas
What was the Southern states response to Lincoln winning the election?
They Seceded from the Union
Who exposed the harsh truth about slavery with a book?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was the ruling in the Dred Scott v. Stanford case?
The restrictions on slavery made by the Missouri Compromise were unconstitutional
Who was the senator from Kentucky that created the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
Which political party was weak in the election of 1860? Why?
The Democratic Party, because they could not agree on one candidate and split the votes
Allowed people in those territories to vote on slavery. Led to fighting between pro and anti slavery groups in a period called Bleeding Kansas
Who was the man that was seen as a hero for fighting against slavery, and dangerous as well?
John Brown