Vocabulary
A word that means "to promise to do something."
What is a vow.
People called him, "Honest Abe".
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This state became a battleground over the slavery issue.
What is Kansas.
Which political party supported popular sovereignty?
Who are the Northern Democrats.
What policy permitted a territory to forbid slavery?
What is popular sovereignty.
A word that means, "a crime involving an attempt to overthrow the government."
What is treason.
This man was arrested, tried, and hung for treason.
Who was John Brown.
The Emigrant Aid Society was started in a group of states known as what?
What is New England.
This party made up former American party members and Whigs?
What is the Constitutional Union Party.
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
Who was Abraham Lincoln.
A word that means, "to leave a group or organization."
What is secede.
Abraham Lincoln had 7 debates for a spot in the Senate against this man in 1858.
Who was Stephen Douglas.
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in this state.
What is Maryland.
Which party supported slavery?
The Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott Case that enslaved people were what and could be taken anywhere and still remain enslaved?
What was property.
A word that means, "to use power to prevent something from occurring."
What is forbid.
In May of 1856, which Senator made a speech against slavery and also belittled South Carolina?
Who was Charles Sumner.
Dred Scott was originally enslaved in this state.
What was Missouri.
Which party believed that peace in the nation required cooperation?
Who were the Constitutional Union Party.
Who was elected president in the 1856 election?
Who was James Buchanan.
A word that means, "to settle a difference."
What is resolve.
Who was sent with marines to stop John Brown after he captured the arsenal of Harper's Ferry.
Robert E. Lee
John Brown and a small band of men attacked a pro-slavery group here, killing five pro-slavery settlers.
What was Pottawatomie Creek.
Which party said that territories could offer free land for farming?
Who was the Republican Party.
Name at least three states that voted to leave the Union after President Lincoln was in office.
What are South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana.