Acts + court cases
Was Lincoln for or against the expansion of slavery?
He was against it.
What did the election of 1860 cause South Carolina to do?
It caused South Carolina to secede from the union.
What were members of the Know-Nothing party supposed to respond with?
"I know nothing."
What was the Fugitive Slave Act a part of?
It was a part of the Compromise of 1850.
What agreement ended the Mexican-American war?
It ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What region of the United States resonated most with the Republican party?
The north.
What did the Kansas-Nebraska act allow people in Kansas and Nebraska do?
To vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed in their territories. (popular sovereignty)
Which groups fought against each other in Bleeding Kansas?
Pro and anti-slavery groups.
What was the document drafted in the Seneca Falls convention called?
The Declaration of Sentiments.
Why did Scott argue he was free in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
He argued that he had spent much time in free states, hence he was free.
Why did the Mexican-American war start?
Mexico did not formally recognize Texas as an individual territory.
What was the name of one of the women who organized the Seneca Falls convention?
Lucretia Mott/Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Why was Celia sentenced to death only after her baby was born?
To not deprive her master's rights to her baby.
What would the Wilmot Proviso have prohibited?
It would have prohibited slavery in annexed Mexican territory.
What did Lincoln and Douglas argue for in their debates?
Lincoln argued against slavery expansion and Douglas argued for popular sovereignty (leave it up to the states).