People
Some states voted to leave the Union after this person was elected President in 1860.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This political party wanted to limit the number of new immigrants in the 1856 election.
What is the American Party.
After Harper's Ferry, John Brown was found guilty of this.
What is treason?
Because he had lived in this kind of territory, Dred Scott sued to be freed.
What is a free territory.
This is why people on each side of the slavery issue wanted the most voters in Kansas?
What is so they could elect people who supported their views.
He led an attack on proslavery settlers in Kansas.
Who was John Brown?
The Lincoln-Douglas debates were part of this kind of political campaign
What is a Senate campaign?
It decided that the Missouri Compromise was not legal.
What is the Supreme Court?
In 1860, this group nominated Stephen Douglas for President.
Who were the Northern Democrats?
John Brown was considered this term because his actions went beyond the usual efforts to end slavery.
What is a radical abolitionist?
He was beaten with a cane because of comments he made.
Who was Charles Sumner?
This court decision opened the door to the spread of slavery.
What is the Dred Scott decision?
In Kansas, these people wanted to use slaves to grow cotton.
What is proslavery?
This is how proslavery forces in Kansas took action.
What is bringing in voters from Missouri.
Even though they lost the election in 1856, this is how the Republicans felt about the next election because they had shown strength in this election.
What is optimistic?
He was elected President in 1856.
Who was James Buchanan?
This political party split into two over the issue of slavery.
What is the Democratic party?
Settlers who came to Kansas were prepared for this.
What is violence?
After they lost the election in Kansas, these people set up their own territorial government.
What is antislavery?
This is where John Brown led a raid and captured the arsenal of the proslavery movement.
What is Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
He was the chief justice who said that slaves were property.
Who was Roger Taney?
This political platform included higher tariffs and no slavery in new territories.
What is the Republican platform?
This party supported Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election.
Who are Republicans?
Former members of these two parties combined to form a new political party.
What were the Whig and American Parties?
In the 1860 election this candidate was opposed to slavery in the new territories and supported not allowing any states to secede.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?