The Compromise of 1850
This state was admitted as a free state in the Compromise of 1850
California
This figure led anti-slavery forces in Kansas
John Brown
This Republican from Illinois won the Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln
This famous conductor helped lead 70 slaves to freedom
Harriet Tubman
This was the purchase that nearly doubled the size of the United States
The Louisiana Purchase
This act required northern states to aid in the recapture of runaway slaves
The Fugitive Slave Act
This act allowed these two territories to vote on whether to allow slavery or not
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Many southerners feared Lincoln would end this major institution
Slavery
This was the organization that helped slaves escape from the South to the North
The Underground Railroad
We went to war with this country over the state of Texas
Mexico
This group of people sent petitions to the capital to voice their concern against slavery
Abolitionists
This senator was beaten with a cane in the halls of Congress after giving a speech on Kansas
Charles Sumner
This was the number of candidates that ran in the Election of 1860
4
This was the nickname of the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
Moses
This was the event that forced several Native Americans to leave their lands and go westward
The Trail of Tears
As a part of the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was abolished in this area
Washington, DC
This policy allowed settlers to vote on whether or not to allow slavery
Popular Sovereignty
This Northern Democrat supported Popular Sovereignty
Stephen Douglas
This is a common saying the south had about their economy
"King Cotton"
This land was gained from Great Britain in 1846
Oregon
The Compromise of 1850 settled a border dispute between this state and territory
Texas and New Mexico
This anti-slavery location was where the first battle of Bleeding Kansas took place
Lawrence
How many southern states left the Union after the Election of 1860?
7
This was the type of slave trade that was banned in the United States
The International Slave Trade
This land was gained from Spain in 1819
Florida