Do Compromises really work?
This man was known as "The Great Compromiser"
Henry Clay
Who was John Brown?
an abolitionist from Kansas
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
slavery
To not vote on something
abstain
How did the north feel about the Fugitive Slave Act & why?
it made them mad because it made them participate in slavery (they could get punished for not turning in escaped slaves)
Where did Brown's raid hapen?
Harper's Ferry, VA (now West VA)
This state was the first to secede from the union.
South Carolina
What kind of election were Lincoln & Douglas trying to win?
Senate
a storage site for weapons
arsenal
this compromise maintained the balance between free and slave states
Missouri Compromise
This was Stephen Douglas's plan to let each territory vote on slavery.
popular sovereignty
How many states seceded from the union?
11
This was the "property" described in the Dred Scott decision.
Dred Scott and his family or slaves
a person who dies for a cause
martyr
Which compromise allowed California to become a free state?
Compromise of 1850
What happened at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown led an assault to gain weapons and arm slaves.
How did Lincoln react to what happened at Ft Sumter?
He issued a call for people to join the army.
Why would the south be pleased with the Dred Scott decision?
a runaway
fugitive
Why was California's admission to the union as a free state controversial?
because it upset the balance of free & slave states
Why was the Democratic Party weak during the Election of 1860?
It split over the issue of slavery & proposed two different candidates
This man was elected to be the president of the confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
Who believed that neither Congress nor local governments had the authority to ban slavery from a territory?
John C. Calhoun
to leave an organization
secede