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This compromise would bring California into the US as a free state, but other new territories would have no limits on slavery.
What's the Compromise of 1850?
This party opposed slavery in the territories.
What's Republicans?
He was a Republican elected in 1860.
Who's Lincoln?
The Great Compromiser.
Who's Henry Clay?
These two had a series of debates about slavery as they competed for senator of Illinois.
Who are Lincoln and Douglas?
First shots of the Civil War happened here.
What's the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This act, proposed by Stephen Douglas, allowed people in some of the territories vote whether they would permit slavery or not. He called it "popular sovereignty."
What's the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This Supreme Court case said that the Constitution protected slavery, which angered the Republicans.
What's Dred Scott v. Sandford?
First to secede (December 20, 1860.)
What's South Carolina?
This conflict led to two rival governments in the same state, and led to newspapers writing about "_______ _____"
What's Bleeding Kansas?
He led a raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Who's John Brown?
Theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs.
What's states' rights?
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Who is Franklin Pierce?
Democrat elected in 1856.
Who's James Buchanan?
These 11 states formed the Confederate States of America after the Battle of Fort Sumter.
What's Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas?