Kansas Nebraska Act
True or False: The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed the people to vote on slavery in new territories.
TRUE
What was the nickname for the American Party?
The Know-Nothings
What is an abolitionist?
A person who opposes and wants to end slavery
This group of pioneers got trapped in the mountains during the winter. What were they called?
The Donner Party
Which president was nicknamed "Old Hickory"?
Andrew Jackson
If Kansas became a free-soil state, what would happen for the first time in history?
A free state would be south of the Missouri Compromise line in the salve belt of the south.
What was the name of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Novel that fueled the abolitionist movement?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
TRUE
What natural disaster trapped the Donner Party and led to starvation?
Snow storm / Blizzard
From which French leader did the United States purchase the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What is the name of the violent conflict over slavery in Kansas that occurred between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.
Bleeding Kansas
Why was the American Party called the "Know-Nothings?"
They held secret meetings in lodges and the members would reply "I know nothing" when asked about the organization.
Which Supreme Court decision said enslaved people were not citizens?
Dred Scott Decision
What extreme action did some members of the Donner Party take to survive?
Cannibalism
Which Native American tribe was forced to relocate to Oklahoma on the "Trail of Tears"?
Cherokee
This earlier compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Missouri Compromise
Which groups were the Know-Nothings opposed to?
Catholics & Immigrants
Which Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott Case?
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Who was the writer of the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Keys
The idea that the people of a territory decide for themselves whether to allow slavery is called _______________________?
Popular Sovereignty
True or False: Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was based a true account of a slave's difficult life and untimely death at the hand of his slave driver.
FALSE
What was the real name for Dred Scott case?
Scott vs. ______?
Scott vs. Sandford
What was the name of the shortcut that turned out to be longer and more dangerous than the main trail?
Hastings Cutoff
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
Aaron Burr