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Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Known as the "Great Compromiser", he helped with the Compromise of 1850 and many more
Who is Henry Clay
100
This is a period of time where pro-slavery and anti-slavery people fought over Kansas
What is Bloody Kansas
100
This state is admitted as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850
What is California
100
He wanted to organize new territory for railroad development
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
100
This is another name for "Bloody Kansas"
What is Bleeding Kansas
200
He was president from 1848 to 1850, the second president to die in office
Who is Zachary Taylor
200
These states allow slavery
What is Slave States
200
These states became Slave States due to the Compromise of 1850
What is New Mexico and Utah
200
These lands were to be organized into new territory
What is Kansas and Nebraska
200
This event that involved a discovery in California, that made people rush over
What is The Gold Rush
300
He went to Pottawatomie Creek and killed five pro-slavery settlers
Who is John Brown
300
This Principle permitted the territorial inhabitants themselves to decide whether or not they wanted slavery
What is Popular Sovereignty
300
This state gave over part of it land in exchange for $10 million
What is Texas
300
This act was signed in May of 1854
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
300
These people rose after the signing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and opposed immigrants
Who are the Nativists
400
He would support the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
400
These people blocked anti-slavery people from entering Kansas
What is Border Ruffians
400
This bill was the last one that provoked the most controversy
What is Fugitive Slave Act
400
Stephen Douglas looked to these people in order to organize new territory
Who are the Southern Democrats
400
These people were famous for answering "I don't know"
Who are the "Know-Nothings"
500
He supported the Compromise of 1850 “not as a Northern man, but as an American”
Who is Daniel Webster
500
The repeal of this compromise was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is Missouri Compromise
500
This President signed the Compromise of 1850
Who is Millard Fillmore
500
This town was dealt the "first blow in the Civil War"
What is the town of Lawrence
500
This person died before the Compromise of 1850 was signed, but supported it
Who is John Calhoun
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