Vocabulary
Start of the Civil War
Disagreements
Events
People
100
people that fought for the end of slavery are called
What is abolitionist
100
On December 20, 1860 which state was the first to secede from the Union?
What is South Carolina
100
While only a small portion of the South participated in this institution, some in the north found it to be immoral and unfair to the working class
What is slavery
100

The first battle of the civil war was fought at this fort

for sumter

100

Who is the most famous conductor of the underground railroad

Hariet Tubman

200

What do you call loyalty to one part of the country?

Sectionalism

200
By creating a new Constitution and electing a president, the south became a new nation called the
What is Confederate States of America
200
The north wanted these to be high to protect manufacturing and the south wanted to keep them low
What is tariffs
200

The Missouri compromise said what 2 states could become part of the u.s.

Missouri - a slave state

Maine - free state

200
A former slave that became a major leader in the fight to end slavery
What is Frederick Douglass
300

What is the name of someone who is running away from the law?

Fugative
300
first president of the new southern nation
What is Jefferson Davis
300
South believed they could nullify a federal law if they didn't agree or secede if they chose.
What is states rights
300

Why did abolitionists oppose the Kansas Nebraska act

it made slavery legal in areas above the line.

300

A former slave who argued that he should be free because he lived in a free state but the court ruled that slaves are property and can always be brought back to slavery/

dred scott

400

A series of escape routes and hiding places to bring slaves out of the south

Undergroud railroad

400
How many states made up the Confederate States of America
What is 11
400

What is the idea that states should make important decisions, not the government?

States rights

400
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, this novel fueled the abolitionist movement.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
400
who did lincoln run against in 1858 when he lost

stephen douglas

500

The right to make political decisions for oneself 

popular soverignty 

500
What side fired the first shots of the Civil War
What is the Confederacy
500

Why did the south not like the result of the election of 1860?

They thought the government would gain too much power and abolish slavery.

500

What compromise allowed settlers in some territories to make their own decisions about slavery

compromise of 1850

500

Final jeopardy

How many times did Harriet Tubman travel back to the south to get more slaves +/- 2

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