Slavery
An important moneymaker for both the North and the South was _____.
cotton
What law forced people to return runaway slaves to their owners?
Fugitive Slave Law
What law allowed California to become a free state?
The Compromise of 1850
Who was the president that died after being in office for only 16 months?
Zachary Taylor
The _____ allowed Nebraska to become a territory.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Slave labor was important on the _______ of the South.
plantations
The ________ Railroad was a secret escape route to help slaves reach freedom.
Underground
What did the Compromise of 1850 do in the District of Columbia?
abolished slave trade in the District of Columbia
Who was the vice president who became president in 1850?
Millard Fillmore
The _________ was formed by Free Soilers, Northern Whigs, and Democrats
Republican Party
Industry in the North used ______ as a raw material.
cotton
_____________ helped hide slaves on their journey to freedom.
Conductors
Who was the president from the North who was not against slavery?
Franklin Pierce
________ wanted a railroad to pass through Nebraska.
Stephen Douglas
Under ________ voters in territories could decide to become free states or slave states.
popular sovereignty
Former slaves such as ___________ helped people use the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Who was the leader who used newspapers to sway public opinion against slavery?
William Lloyd Garrison
What gave the U.S. the freedom to build a railroad to Southern California?
Gadsden Purchase
What did Southerners think abolitionists were doing when they talked about their slaves?
they believed abolitionists were unfairly exaggerating the treatment of their slaves.
Why were Northerners against a southern route for the railroad?
Northerners feared Southerners would move west and take their slaves with them.
What were the goals of the new Republican Party?
The Republican Party's goals were to take a clear stand against slavery and repeal the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Fugitive Slave Law.
What were the stations of the Underground Railroad?
They were the homes of people who hid slaves who were escaping on the Underground Railroad.