Abraham Lincoln
Territory issues
North v. South
People
Misc.
100
Lincoln was in the House of Representatives and ran for a Senate seat in this state
What is Illinois
100
In 1820 Missouri wanted to enter the Union as a slave state. What was done in order to allow this and please both north and south
What is The Missouri Compromise
100
Prior to the outbreak of War what was the major crop produced in the South
What is cotton
100
I tried to sue for my freedom, but was unsuccessful.
Who was Dred Scott
100
John Brown claimed that he was called upon by God to?
What is fight slavery
200
Lincoln was a member of this Political Party during his Presidential campaign
What is the Republican Party
200
According to the Missouri Compromise, where was slavery permanently illegal?
What is North of the 36,30 line
200
"Ugh ____ are aristocratic, lazy wealthy planters who succeeded due to slave labor" is likely a quote from someone located....?
What is the North
200
I famously debated Abraham Lincoln throughout our 1858 Senate campaigns. I also ran against him for President
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
200
This political party was formed in direct response to the Kansas Nebraska Act
What is the Republican Party
300
Lincoln claimed during his Presidential Campaign that he wanted to abolish slavery where?
What are states where slavery was not present
300
The Compromise of 1850 dealt with allowing which State into the Union?
What is California
300
Who would be considered more "Traditional"?
What is the South
300
I led a raid on Harper's Ferry. I was caught and killed :(
Who is John Brown
300
This invention (by Eli Whitney) made slavery even more important to the South at the turn of the 19th century
What is the Cotton gin
400
Lincoln ran against this man for a State Senate seat in 1858
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
400
The Kansas-Nebraska Act said that states should be able to choose whether they were slave or free. This choice is known as?
What is Popular Sovereignty
400
The south responded to Lincoln's election by___?
What is seceding from the Union
400
I was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad-- Helping 100's of slaves escape to the North
Who was Harriet Tubman
400
What did the Fugitive Slave Law say?
Escaped slaves had to be captured and returned by northerners
500
Lincoln once said that "A _______ divided cannot stand"
What is a house
500
What political party was a major supporter of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What is The Democratic Party
500
We know that the North had a higher population of white men than the South. Given this, how did the South ever have any political power?
What is the 3/5ths clause allowing for slaves to count as 3/5 of a person for population purposes. Bonus 100 points if you mention equal representation in the Senate
500
I wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. It showed the horrors of slavery and gave sentiment to slaves.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe
500
What was the 1 cause of the Civil War?
THERE IS NO ONE CAUSE
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