Politics
Define the values of Free-soilers
Bonus: Which famous president was one of these?
Didn't want slavery to expand
Bonus: Abraham Lincoln
Why did the Mexican-American War start and what land did the US get after that?
Southern Texas border dispute. The Mexican Cession
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and where were they when they wrote the book?
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Ohio.
What was the Wilmot Proviso?
Slaves should be able to choose if their state is free or a slave state (popular sovereignty).
Who was the first Republican presidential winner?
Bonus: Who was the first candidate?
Abraham Lincoln.
Bonus: John C. Frémont
What is popular sovereignty?
States get to decide whether free or slave.
When was the War for Texas Independence? And when was Texas an independent nation (and what was it called)?
1835-1836. 1836-1845. The Republic of Texas
When was Abraham Lincoln elected, who did he speak to in his inaugural address, and what was his address about?
1860, the South (specifically the states that seceded), he said that he wasn't going to attack the South and that he only wanted to keep the Union together. Also that he was a freesoiler and supported the Fugitive Slave Clause.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act, when was it made, and what political party was formed because of it?
Said that Kansas and Nebraska followed popular sovereignty, 1854, the Republican Party
Double Bonus: What two other parties are most similar to the Republican Party?
Who was president before Abe Lincoln and what was he famous for?
James Buchanan, he did nothing. Ever.
1. California admitted as a free state
2. No slave trade (no points if you said slavery) in D.C.
3. Stricter Fugitive Slave Clause
4. Utah and New Mexico got popular sovereignty
What is "Bleeding Kansas" and why did it happen? Name one person that contributed to the violence in Kansas.
Pro-slavery and anti-slavery people battled to get the most votes because Kansas used popular sovereignty. John Brown.
Say everything you know about John Brown (and his 20 kids).
Meghana will judge if you've said enough.
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
Judge said that the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was unconstitutional because slaves are property regardless of where they were.
Also said that the case was dismissed because only white people could sue people.
Who was Jefferson Davis?
First and only president of the Confederate States of America
What was the American Party and what was it known more commonly as?
Bonus: Why were they called the Know-Nothings?
John Brown tried to raid a weapons cache for a slave rebellion and was caught and then executed. 1859.
Who famously debated Abe Lincoln in the Senate and what was his nickname?
Stephen Douglas aka "The Little Giant"
Why is Texas called the Lone Star State?
It was an independent country for a bit.
What is the only thing Meghana wants for her birthday?
A huge LEGO set
What were Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debating over? What famous speech did Lincoln make during these debates?
Slavery. "A House Divided"
Bonus: When was the speech made?
What is Meghana's biggest fear?
A zombie apocalypse
The caning of Charles Sumner was when Chuck gave a speech (“Crime against Kansas”) that bashed pro-slavery people, especially Senator Andrew Butler. Butler was old so his second cousin Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner on the Senate floor. The injuries left Sumner mentally and physically damaged for a while. Brooks broke his cane in the fight and a bunch of proslavery people sent him new ones
Name all the states in the Deep South that eventually seceded.
South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia
When was the Boston Massacre?
1770