Lesson 1
Which was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
The Republican Party was formed by people who, despite their differences, were united in their
opposition to slavery.
This President allowed the southern states to secede from the Union before Lincoln could be sworn in.
President Buchanan
What did supporters of the Republican Party have in common?
They all wanted to end slavery
a law enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850 designed to ensure escaped slaves are returned to bondage
Fugitive Slave Act
Which man did not support the Compromise of 1850?
John C Calhoun
The major aim of the Free-Soil Party was to
prevent slavery in the territories.
Which was the first state to secede?
South Carolina
What did the Free-Soilers oppose? Why?
the extension of slavery into the western territories
a system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states.
The Underground Railroad
The Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery should be banned from
all of the territories gained from Mexico.
The Whig Party was divided by members' attitudes toward the issue of
slavery
What was one effect of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
an increase in tensions between the North and South.
A series of congressional measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states
Compromise of 1850
American Author who was an abolitionist and wrote the famous antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Why were threats of secession feared?
People believed that it could result in the break up of the Union.
People who favored the concept of nativism feared and opposed
immigration.
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was
the extension of slavery into the territories.
American Politician that secured passage for the Compromise of 1850
Stephen A Douglas
a law enacted in 1854, that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether they wanted slavery
According to the idea of popular sovereignty, which of the following would decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?
the residents of the territory
The American Party, which had its roots in a secret organization, came to be known as the
Know-Nothing Party.
The Dred Scott Decision did all of the following except
please Southerners.
rule that slaves did not have rights.
declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states.
One of the most active conductors on the Underground Railroad was
Harriet Tubman
American slave; sued for his freedom after living with his owner where slavery was illegal, but the Supreme Court ruled against him, forcing him to return to slavery in Missouri.
Dred Scott