Road to Civil War

Vocab

100

Nullify

To cancel or ignore

200

Popular Sovereignty

People Rule/vote (on slavery in this unit)

300

Abolitionist 

Someone who believes Slavery is wrong

400

Sectionalism

When parts of the country care more about their interests rather than the nation as a whole

500

Secede

To formally withdraw

Presidents

100

12th President - Ol' Rough and Ready - Whig

General in the Mexican American War. He was apolitical, but a strong nationalist. He owned slaves, but was against the expansion of slavery. He was ready to veto the Compromise of 1850, but died in office.

Zachary Taylor

200

16th President -- Elected in 1860 as a Republican

Abraham Lincoln

300

14th President -  Democrat

Was a pro-slavery Democrat from a northern state. He was very charismatic and well liked by members of both parties. However, spent his time in office depressed and ineffective following the tragic death of his son. No one supported him for re-election and he died a drunk recluse.

Franklin Pierce 

400

13th President - The American Louis Phillipe - Whig

Took over for a deceased president, but completely changed the course of the office. Signed the Compromise of 1850 to keep the peace between the North and South. This angered northern voters, as they saw this as a pro-slavery action, and Southerners didn't like him because he was a northern Whig. No one supported him for re-election in 1852.

Millard Fillmore

500

15th President - Old Buck - Democrat

Was a pro-slavery Democrat from the north. A safe, yet bland choice for president. As Bleeding Kansas and threats of secession splintered America, he did very little to stop the nation from spiraling out of control. 

James Buchanan 

Legislation

100

A Supreme Court case in which a slave who was kept in slavery in Free Territory sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans are not people, therefore they have no rights guaranteeing due process. And therefore, if they are property and not people, there is no such thing as "free territory" as the government cannot deny people their property under the Fifth Amendment.

Dred Scott Case

200

A compromise between the north and south led by Congressman Henry Clay, dividing the Louisiana Territory at the 36'30' parallel. All future states above the line would become free states, all future states below the line would become slave states.

Missouri Compromise

300

A law allowing the recapture of escaped slaves in northern free states for their return to southern slave states.

Fugitive Slave Act

400

A law passed nullifying the Missouri Compromise. It allowed popular sovereignty to decide all future states.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

500

A compromise between the north and south led by Congressman Henry Clay. This compromise would allow California enter the Union as a free state, allowed popular sovereignty in the territory gained from Mexico, outlawed the buying/selling of slaves in Washington DC, and the passed the Fugitive Slave Act.

Compromise of 1850

Abolitionists

100

What was the secret network of safe houses used by escaped slaves to runaway to the northern states were slavery was illegal?

The Underground Railroad 

200

What was the name of the extreme abolitionist from Kansas who attacked and killed 5 pro-slavery men in Pottawatomie, KS? 

John Brown

300

Pro-slavery forces from what state rushed into Kansas to illegally vote and turn Kansas into a slave state? And what were they called. 

Missouri & Bushwhackers or Border Ruffians  

400

Name one event that happened under "Bleeding Kansas."

Answers Vary

500

What book showed the cruelty of slavery and helped the abolitionist movement in the North?

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Misc

100

The first slaves in the Americas used by the Spanish and the Portuguese were who?

Native Americans

200

Resistance by slaves was often not large or violent. However, one slave led a rebellion killing 55 people in Virginia. What was his name?

Nat Turner

300

What new political party would be founded by northern Whigs and Free Soilers, a party dedicated on stopping the expansion of slavery?

Republican Party

400

Who wanted the Transcontinental Railroad to be started in his home state? He advocated for major changes to the expansion of slavery to garner support for his cause.

Stephen Douglas

500

What route did the Transcontinental Railroad take across America?

Chicago to San Francisco