Fugitive Slave
First Women's Rights Convention and the name of the document that was produced there by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others
Seneca Falls Convention; Declaration of Sentiments
This woman is famous for her "Ain't I a Woman" speech
Who is Sojourner Truth
This was the name of the federal arsenal that John Brown attacked
What is Harpers Ferry
This term refers to the growing divide between the North and the South over the course of the mid-19th century
What is Sectionalism
This 1831 rebellion in Virginia resulted in the deaths of 60 white residents and led to the passage of much harsher slave codes across the South.
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion
This famous American escaped slavery in Maryland at a young age. He went on to become one of the most prominent abolitionists after publishing his autobiography in the 1840s. Considered one of the greatest writers and orators in American history - his 4th of July speech is still regarded as one of the finest speeches in American history.
Who is Frederick Douglass
These pro-slavery residents from Missouri often crossed the border to vote illegally in Kansas's elections.
Who are Border Ruffians?
Unlike abolitionists, these individuals did not necessarily want to end slavery where it already existed, but were committed to stopping its spread.
Who are Free Soilers
Her bestselling 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, convinced many Northerners that slavery was a moral evil.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
This enslaved man lived in the free states of Wisconsin and Indiana before being forced back to Missouri. He famously petitioned the state of Missouri to recognize his status as a free man.
Who is Dred Scott
This territory's application for statehood resulted in the crisis that led to the Compromise of 1850
What is California
In December 1860, this state became the first to officially secede from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln.
What is South Carolina
This is the name for the "solution" many politicians came up with to solve the slave issue in the new territories. It asserted that the people residing in the new territory could vote on whether their state would be slave or free
What is popular sovereignty
This senator from Illinois spearheaded the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
A successful African-American businessman who played a key role in the abolitionist movement and Underground Railroad. He founded a lumberyard in Columbia, Pennsylvania and used his wealth to benefit of the antislavery movement by help runaway slaves escape to the north.
Who is William Whipper
This term describes the period of civil unrest and violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in a Western territory during the mid-1850s.
What is Bleeding Kansas
This man was caned on the senate floor by Preston Brooks
Who is Charles Sumner