Vocabulary
What is a Civil War?
conflict between citizens of the same country
Stephen Douglas belonged to which Political Party
Democrats
Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?
Republican Party
Who became the president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
The Confederates are....
Pro slavery
What is a martyr?
A person who dies for a cause
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
If a slave is caught running, they must be returned back to their slave owner
What Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protected slavery and slaves are considered property?
Fred Scott vs Stanford
What happened at Fort Sumter?
Confederates took over the Union Fort sparking the beginning of the Civil War
What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Slavery
What does secede mean?
to withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
James Polk allowed which state to join?
Texas
Who is John Brown?
A violent abolitionist that tried to steal guns to give to slaves
What was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What did the Know- Nothing Party believe in?
Immigrants should not be allowed to live in the United States
What is an arsenal?
a place to store weapons and military equipment
The Wilmot Proviso called for
banning slavery in any lands the U.S. acquired from Mexico
Illinois
Who became the president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
What is the Underground Railroad?
An underground passage that runaway slaves went to that helped them get to the Free States
What is a border Ruffian?
armed pro-slavery supporter who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act?
the line that marked the division between slave states and non-slave states
What was the accusations that Stephen Douglas made against Lincoln?
Lincoln wanted the United States to abolish popular sovereignty.
What was the reason of the Southerners leaving the Union?
State rights
Who is the 15th president of the U.S?
James Buchanen