Great balls of fire it’s...
This war talk’s spoiling the fun at every party
States, states, states. I get so bored I could scream
With god as my witness, I will never compromise again
Why, all we have is cotton and slaves and arrogance
100
This slavery abolitionist Wrote the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
100
This party was anti- slavery and protected tariffs from northern industrialists
What is the Republican Party
100
These two states became slave states because of popular sovereignty in the Compromise of 1850
What are New Mexico and Utah
100
Congress pays this state 15 million$ to give up land claims
What is Texas
100
This was so effective and popular because it spoke about slavery in a novel format, which was easy for people to understand
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
200
Lincoln lost to this senator in the Illinois senate race of 1858
Who is Stephen Douglas
200
The nativist party was also called this because of their harsh views regarding immigrants and their love for their country
What is the American Party
200
This state had the largest population
What is New York
200
People thought that this was set in stone, but Douglas decides to allow states above the border be slave states
What is the Missouri Compromise
200
This party was anti- slavery and wanted to expand west
What is the Free- Soil Party
300
This militant abolitionist, later hanged for leading a slave rebellion, was known for his attacks against slaveholders
Who is John Brown
300
Before the formation of the Republican party, the major political parties were the Democrats and this
What is the Whig Party
300
The North and South argued over which is the official capital of this state, Lawrence or Lecompton
What is Kansas
300
When Douglas split the Nebraska territory in half and decided to give them popular sovereignty even though it’s above the Missouri Compromise line
What is the Kansas- Nebraska Act
300
In the Compromise of 1850 this is banned in Washington DC
What is the Slave Trade
400
The 1856 election: John C. Frémont (Republican) vs. Fillmore (Whig) vs. This democrat
Who is Buchanan
400
In 1852 this party still had national appeal to both Northerners and Southerners because they ignored the issue of slavery altogether
What is the Democratic Party
400
Richmond is the first capital of this
What is the Confederacy
400
This became a term for events in a Midwestern state from the battles that occurred between Northerners and Southerners before the vote on slavery.
What is Bleeding Kansas
400
These were pro- slavery people from Missouri trying to enter Kansas
What are Border Ruffians
500
In May of 1856 Charles Sumner gave this speech to the senate
What is the Crime Against Kansas
500
This new political party was comprised of nativists, anti- catholics, and anti- immigrants
Who are the Know- Nothings
500
This was the first state to leave the union in 1860
What is South Carolina
500
Among other things, the compromise of 1850 stated that the the fugitive slave act would be strengthened, and that this was a free state
What is California
500
Fire eaters was a term for these people
Who are Southern Extremists
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