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100
This was a group that formed in 1854 that opposed slavery
What is the Republican Party?
100
A Missouri slave who sued for his freedom
Who is Dred Scott?
100
This President said he had no authority to prevent secession
Who is James Buchanan?
100
The Confederates opened fire on Union troops at ____________________, beginning the Civil War
What is Fort Sumter?
100
A group formed in 1854 that opposed slavery
What is the Republican Party?
200
During the Democratic National Convention, this event opened the door for Abraham Lincoln to win the presidency
What is the Democratic Party split into two parties?
200
This person believed slaves were entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
The site where John Brown attempted to seize the federal arsenal
What is Harpers Ferry?
200
Because the political leaders of this state believed that Lincoln was hostile to slavery, this state was the first state to secede from the union
What is South Carolina?
200
A secret anti-immigrant group that later became the American Party
What is Know-Nothings?
300
This man was the one chosen to represent the Constitutional Union Party as their candidate for president
Who is John Bell?
300
An Illinois politician who promoted popular sovereignty and the annexation of Texas
Who is Stephen Douglas?
300
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1857
Who is Roger B. Taney?
300
Even after the secession of the states from the union occurred, In Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural address, he declared that the states could not do this
What is no state could lawfully leave the Union by its own action?
300
This is the man that was chosen as the president of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
400
This man was committed to expanding slavery into the territories
Who is John C. Breckenridge?
400
This person promised to end the agitation over the issue of slavery
Who is James Buchanan ?
400
The following event directly caused the outbreak of the Civil War
What is the attack at Fort Sumter?
400
Seven southern states did this to protect their property and way of life
What is seceded from the Union?
400
This was a proposed constitutional amendment that allowed slavery in Western territories south of the Missouri Compromise line
What is Crittenden Compromise?
500
These were the five American Political Parties during the 1850's
What is Democratic, Whig, Know-Nothings, Free-Soil, and Republican Parties?
500
Few Americans would join a rebellion organized by by this man.
Who is John Brown?
500
This is the “domestic institution” that Lincoln is referring to in his inaugural address
What is slavery?
500
Evidence that the North and the South were distinct political entities came in the election of _____________ (Year)
What is 1860?
500
The seven southern states that seceded from the United States organized to form into _______________________
What is the Confederate States of America?
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