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In 1819 the US had 22 states, how many were slave states?
11
What was formed as a network of houses to help slaves escape from the south?
Underground Railroad
Small farms in the north had little need for slaves, since thousands of _____________ provided cheap labor?
Immigrants
In the election of 1860 the Southern Democrats wanted the party to adopt a platform calling for the national government to protect what in the new territories?
Slavery
Abraham Lincoln was nominated by the Republican Party at the convention on the _________ balllot?
Third
What city was John Brown tried in?
Charles Town
After Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln called for each Union state to send how many troops?
75,000
Who was chosen to lead the Virginia militia during the Civil War?
Col. Robert E. Lee
What new political party came about as an antislavery party prior to the civil war?
Republican
John Brown arrived in what city on July 4, 1859?
Harpers Ferry
By 1960 Cotton accounted for nearly ______ of the value of all US exports?
50%
During the assault on Fort Sumter how long were they bombarded before they surrendered?
34 hours
Who was Virginia’s governor when the state seceded from the Union?
John Letcher
How many of John Brown’s sons die in the raid at Harpers Ferry?
Two
Slavery was banned in the District of Columbia because of what?
Compromise of 1850
Who was first asked to head the Union Army on 4/18/1861?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln took office on what date?
3/4/1861
What was John Brown’s alias when he was a fugitive and lived in Maryland?
Isaac Smith
Who was the leader that surrendered Fire Sumter?
Major Robert Anderson
Where was John Brown born?
Connecticut
On 2/4/1861 where did delegates from the seceding states meet to form a new government?
Montgomery, Alabama
What 2 states were added to the US in 1820 as part of the Missouri compromise?
Missouri and Maine
John Brown and seven followers massacred five proslavery settlers where?
Pottawatomie Creek
What city was the Ramsdell House located in?
Ceredo
Who was the US President at the times of John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry?
James Buchannan