He proposed the Kansas-Nebraska act, destroying the balance established by the Missouri Compromise
Who is Stephen A. Douglas
100
This was an informal network of homes where slaves could hide on their escape to freedom
What is the Underground Railroad
100
From the outset, Lincoln said he was NOT fighting the war for this reason
What is to free the slaves
100
This famous case established the precedent of "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v Ferguson
100
The legal codes that established the system of segregation were called
What are Jim Crow laws
200
She wrote the famous book that Lincoln supposedly said started the war; it highlighted the cruelties of slavery
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe
200
The most controversial aspect of the Compromise of 1850 was this
What is a tough Fugitive Slave Act
200
Name the only two battles fought in the North
What are Gettysburg and Antietam
200
This resulted in President Hayes becoming president, even though he did not win the popular vote
What is the Compromise of 1877
200
This party was founded in response to the growing number of immigrants; it was anti-foreign and anti-Catholic
What is the Know-Nothing Party
300
He attempted to call upon the slaves to rise and establish a black free state. It failed and he was executed
Who is John Brown
300
The vast majority of southerners were part of this social class
What is subsistence farmers
300
This was issued as a result of the Union victory at Antietam this happened
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
300
This required people applying for many federal government jobs to take a competitive examination
What is the Pendleton Act
300
This idea addressed the issue of slavery by the self-determination of people in any given territory
What is popular sovereignty
400
He demanded complete equality for African-Americans
Who is WEB DuBois
400
This famous court case said that a slave is not a citizen, and therefore could not sue in federal court
What is the Dred Scott case
400
The Emancipation did not free all of the slaves, but rather
What is freed the slaves in states that were currently in rebellion
400
While often being criticized for corruption, these were more effective in serving urban immigrants’ social and economic needs than weak state and local governments, in exchange for votes of course...
What are political machines/bosses
400
This group of people hated slavery not because of moral reasons but because it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise from wage-earning to self-employment
Who are the Free Soilers
500
He promoted black economic self-help and development of skills in agriculture and the industrial trades, but did not challenge segregation directly
Who is Booker T Washington
500
This was the percentage of southerners who owned slave
What is 33%
500
Passed after the war, this guaranteed citizenship and civil rights
What is the 14th Amendment
500
This group called for government ownership of railroads, telephones, and telegraphs, the coinage of silver, and the adoption of the initiative and the referendum
What is the Populist Party
500
This was the reason why most southerners did not own slaves