The Northern Democrats supported popular sovereignty, and nominated this person for president.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
100
Some southern states thought this was the only resolve for the position on slavery.
What is secession?
100
He sent a message that the states had not right to secede from the Union.
Who is President Buchanan?
100
Fort Sumter was in need of this.
What are supplies?
200
Dred Scott traveled to this free state and territory.
What is Illinois and Wisconsin Territory?
200
The Southern Democrats vowed to uphold slavery, and nominated this person for president.
Who is John C. Breckinridge?
200
This was the first state to succeed from the Union (United States).
What is South Carolina?
200
In his Inaugural Address, Lincoln said this to seceding states.
What is "the Union of these States is perpetual?"
200
President Lincoln sent supplies, but promised not to send this to Fort Sumter.
What are arms and ammunition?
300
This ordinance banned slavery.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
300
The moderates from he North and South formed the Constitutional Union Party, and nominated this person for president.
Who is John Bell?
300
These southern states seceded from the Union.
What is Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida?
300
Lincoln said this was in the hands of the southern states.
What is civil war?
300
Ft. Sumter is located in this state.
What is South Carolina?
400
This Chief Justice is noted for the decision made in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case.
Who is Chief Justice Roger B. TANEY?
400
The Republican party wanted to leave slavery alone where it already existed, and ban it in the territories. The Republicans nominated this person for president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
This Virginian and future southern General expressed concern about the future.
Who is Robert E. Lee?
400
These states had not yet decided on succession.
What is Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, and Arkansas?
400
This future President of the Confederacy ordered his forces to attack Fort Sumter.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
500
In the Dred Scott case this was decided about slavery.
What is limiting the spread of slavery was unconstitutional?
500
This person won the election of 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
500
He proposed a plan protecting slavery south of the 36*30 N latitude.
Who is the Senator John Crittenden from Kentucky?
500
The southern states were known as the _____________
What is Confederacy?
500
As a result of the circumstances at Ft. Sumter, this had begun.