North and South
What colony in America was the first to have slaves from Africa?
Jamestown, Virginia
This person was told that they could not be free because they were not a citizen of the United States
Dred Scott
The U.S. Constitution
What invention led southern plantation owners to continue to rely on slavery to harvest cotton?
The Cotton Gin
What is the term used to describe someone who wanted to eliminate slavery?
Abolitionist
In which state was Abraham Lincoln born?
Kentucky
This person was known as a hero in the North and a terrorist in the South because of the way he tried to abolish slavery.
John Brown
What was created to maintain balance in the Senate and admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
James Buchanan
The name of the address given by Illinois Senatorial Candidate and future President of the United States Abraham Lincoln
"A House Divided"
In which state was the Erie Canal built?
New York
Who was Abraham Lincoln's political rival for the Illinois Senate and Presidential Election?
Stephen Douglass
What political party was founded as an anti-slavery party?
The Republican Party
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
The division over slavery
What was the name of the Fort that was fired upon in South Carolina?
Fort Sumter
What two free territories did Dred Scott live in for almost 4 years?
Illinois and Wisconsin
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What law provided for the capture and return of escaped enslaved persons to their owners?
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Election of 1860
What was the best hope or way for slaves trying to escape to the North?
The Underground Railroad
Which State was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
These two people were involved in a physical altercation on the floor of the Senate.
Charles Sumner & Preston Brooks
What repealed the Missouri Compromise and created two new territories where the residents were allowed to vote to be slave or free?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
What is the name of a person who argued that a state had the right to leave the Union if the government of The United States acted against the state's interests
A secessionist
Who became president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis