Abolition
Key Terms
Election of 1860
Cause and Effect
XTREME HISTORY
100
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this influential book about the atrocities of slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
Prompted Douglas' Freeport Doctrine
What are the Lincoln-Douglas Debates
100
First Republican candidate to win the national election.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
Led to the issue of slavery becoming more prominent in the Northern states.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
Another influential book written by Hinton R. Helper
What is The Impending Crisis of the South
200
led the raid at Harper's Ferry
Who is John Brown
200
Economic crash prompted by California gold causing inflation, over growth of grain, and over speculation. Caused a lot of problems in the North, South was not as hard hit.
What is Panic of 1857
200
Lincoln did not appear on _______ Ballots
What are 10 southern states ballots?
200
caused by high tariffs (tariff of 1857), over speculation, inflation, and high grain production.
What is Panic of 1857
200
During his career as lawyer (before he became president) he would not take cases that went against his conscience, earning him this popular nickname.
Who is Honest Abe
300
Enabled citizens of Kansas to vote on slavery.
What is Lecompton Constitution
300
John Brown and his followers tried to lead a slave-revolt, slaves did not revolt.
What is Harpers Ferry
300
Lincoln's strong support in the North came from
What is the Republican Party's appealing platform to about every non-southern group.
300
Made slaves property that could be taken anywhere with the owner, so there aren't any free states. Unites republican party
What is Dred Scott Decision
300
An attempt to appease the South after the Confederate States were created. These would have given federal protection for slavery in all territories south of the 36 30'. Were the last attempt to compromise, rejected by Lincoln.
What are the Crittenden Amendments
400
Caned Senator Charles Sumner over a provocative speech Sumner gave against popular sovereignty
Who is Preston Brooks
400
Douglas sided with popular sovereignty during Lincoln-Douglas debates, enraging southern Democrats after Dred-Scott decision.
What is Freeport Doctrine
400
Lincoln's election as president gave this southern state an excuse to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
400
Cause: civil war in Kansas erupts over slavery
Effect: the people of Kansas could vote for a constitution "with slavery" or "without slavery" known as the Lecompton Constitution
400
This war in Russia helped cause the overgrowth of grain, which helped cause the panic of 1857
What is the Crimean War
500
Southerners were angry about the breech-ment of the Compromise of 1850 when Kansas was added under popular sovereignty. Flooding of the polls with voters caused:
What is Bleeding Kansas
500
An anti slavery company that sent about two thousand people to Kansas, to add free-soil votes.
What is New England Emigrant Aid Company
500
Lost the National election of 1860 running as a southern Democrat
Who is Breckinridge?
500
Uncle Tom's Cabin is widely sold in Britain and France.
What caused Britain and France to ally with the North instead of the South.
500
Ed Bearss was born here.
Where is Billings, Montana
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