Terms
People
Compromises and Acts
Political Parties
Other Stuff
100
The formal withdrawl of a state from the Union.
What is secession
100
She was born a slave but went on to become one of the most famous conductors of the Underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
100
This compromise counted every slave as 3/5 of a person.
What is the 3/5 Compromise
100
Abrham Lincoln was elected President in 1860 as a memeber of what political party
What is Republican
100
This book brought the Horrors of Slavery into the homes of many Americans
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
System of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states.
What is The Underground Railroad.
200
He was a slave who sued for his freedom after being taken to free territory.
Who is Dred Scott
200
This compromise admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise.
200
Divides in this party allowed Franklin Pearce to win the election of 1852
What is The Whig Party
200
Under this law, alleged fugitive slaves were not entitled to a trial by jury
What is The Fugitive Slave Act
300
The right to vote for or aginst slavery
What is popular soveriegnty
300
He was elected the first president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
300
This compromise provided for popular soveriegnty in New Mexico and Utah.
What is The Compromise of 1850
300
This Party split over the issue of slavery.
What is the Whig Party
300
Abraham lincoln won the Presidency with this many electoral votes from the South
What is 0
400
It was formed in 1861 by the Southern states after ntheir secession from the Union.
What is the Confederate States of America or Confederacy
400
Abolishonist who was hung for attempting to lead a group in seizing the federal aresenal in Harpers Ferry.
Who is John Brown
400
This act repealed the Missouri compromise and became law in 1854
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act.
400
Memebers of this party were instructed to answer questions about their activities by saying "I know nothing"
What is the Know - Nothing Party
400
Her lifetime hatred of slavery was expressed in her novel uncel Tom's Cabin
Who is harriet Beecher Stowe
500
They opposed opening new territories to slavery for economic reasons
Who are freesoilers
500
Democratic senator who believed in popular soveriegnty and is known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln on the topic of slavery.
Who is Stephen Douglas.
500
This compromise provided for poular soveriegnty in New Mexico and Utah and created a new and more effective fugitive slave law
What is The Compromise of 1850
500
This party became the Know-Nothings
What is The American Party
500
Stephen Douglas and Abraham lincoln vied for a senate seat in this state
What is Illinois
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