their slogan was 'free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men'
What is the Free-Soil Party?
100
this act set up harsher punishments for runaway slaves and those who helped them
What is Fugitive Slave Act?
100
a political party derived from Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers who were against slavery
What is Republicans?
100
he was known as a fanatic abolitionist
Who is John Brown?
200
offering free land to settlers
What is homestead act?
200
a hero of the Mexican War who became president in 1848
Who is Zachary Taylor?
200
one of the best know conductors of the Underground Railroad who was known as Moses
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
He lost the senate seat leaving him open to run for presidency
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
first state to secede
What is South Carolina?
300
another word for drifters
What is border ruffians?
300
he earned the nickname 'Great Compromiser'
Who is Henry Clay?
300
book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
300
senator running against Abraham Lincoln
Who is Stephen A. Douglas?
300
name given to states which seceded
What is Confederate States of America, or confederacy?
400
an explanation by Douglas in which he stated that a territory could decide if it supported slavery
What is Freeport Doctrine?
400
He called a caucus of the Southern members of Congress denouncing the Ordinance of 1787 and the Missouri Compromise of 1820
Who is John C. Calhoun?
400
senator who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act set up territorial governments in the Nebraska Territory and to encourage rapid settlement of the region
Who is Stephen A. Douglas?
400
nickname given to Douglas
What is Little Giant?
400
he implored the Georgia legislature not to act unless the federal government moved against the South
Who is Alexander H. Stephens?
500
this would guarantee the existence of slavery in the states where it already existed , bring back the old Missouri Compromise line prohibiting slavery in the territories but allowing a popular vote at the time of statehood
What is Crittenden Plan?
500
although he was Clay's rival for decades, he delivered a speech in favor of Clay's compromise
Who is Daniel Webster?
500
author of Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
500
the main issue in the Lincoln and Douglas debate
What is popular sovereignty and Dred Scott decision?
500
candidate who was considered by the Republicans before Abraham Lincoln