Slavery and Abolition
What issue was at the center of debate as new states entered the Union?
Slavery in the West.
What did Dred Scott claim in his lawsuit?
He had lived in a free state and should be free.
Which party was Abraham Lincoln part of in 1860?
Republican Party.
What was Lincoln’s goal at the start of the war?
To preserve the Union.
What does “popular sovereignty” mean?
Voters should choose to allow slavery.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
What tactics did Border Ruffians use?
Intimidation and illegal voting.
What did the Republican and Free-Soil parties have in common?
They opposed the spread of slavery out West.
What famous phrase did Lincoln use to describe a divided nation?
“A house divided cannot stand.”
What "bill" protects citizen rights?
Bill of Rights.
What was the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the South?
Southerners said it didn’t accurately portray slavery.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to in Kansas?
Violence between pro- and anti-slavery groups — “Bleeding Kansas.”
What is true about the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
They made Lincoln well known across the country.
Put these events in order:
Cotton gin, increased slavery, Lincoln’s election, Civil War.
Cotton gin → increased slavery → Lincoln elected → Civil War.
What’s the President’s job?
Enforces the law.
What law punished people for helping runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act (1850).
What group used illegal voting and intimidation in Kansas?
Border Ruffians.
Who led a raid on Harper’s Ferry to fight slavery?
John Brown.
What were the results of the 1860 election evidence of? (looking for a specific term!)
Sectionalism.
What branch can declare a law unconstitutional?
Judicial.
What compromise allowed California to join as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Compromise of 1850.
What Supreme Court case said Congress couldn’t ban slavery in U.S. territories?
Dred Scott decision.
What did the attack on Charles Sumner cause?
It deepened the North-South divide.
What were the FOUR MAIN causes of the Civil War?
Sectionalism, states’ rights, failed compromises, Lincoln’s election.
What does it mean to amend the Constitution?
To change or add to it.