Slavery
What was the primary purpose of the Underground Railroad?
To provide a secret route for escaping slaves
What did the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments advocate for?
Women's rights
What was the main stance of the Republican Party during the rise of Abraham Lincoln?
Opposition to slavery
What was a significant consequence of the Compromise of 1850?
It allowed territories to decide on slavery
Which abolitionist newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?
The North Star
Who led a significant slave rebellion that resulted in the deaths of many slave-owning families?
Nat Turner
Which law required police in free states to assist in capturing escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Law
What did Lincoln promise regarding slavery during his presidential campaign?
To leave slavery alone where it existed
What was a common requirement for freed African Americans in both the North and South?
To carry papers proving their freedom
Who was known as the 'president of the Underground Railroad'?
Levi Coffin
What was the main theme of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?
The horrors of slavery
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision in 1857?
Slaves were deemed private property
Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election?
South Carolina
What was the outcome of Elizabeth Jennings' case regarding her refusal to leave a whites-only streetcar?
The judge ruled in her favor
Who led a rebellion at Harpers Ferry that heightened Southern fears of abolition?
John Brown
What was a significant consequence of the slave rebellions during this period?
Stricter laws against enslaved people gathering
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
It allowed territories to decide on slavery
What was the primary belief behind the concept of 'States' Rights'?
Each state should make its own decisions
What significant event did Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organize?
The Seneca Falls Convention
How many times did Harriet Tubman return to help others escape through the Underground Railroad?
19 times
What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
To divide the Louisiana Territory into free and slave areas
What was The Liberator?
An African American Newspaper
What was the main reason Southern states worried when California wanted to join the Union as a free state?
They feared losing political power
How did Frederick Douglass escape slavery?
By disguising himself as a sailor
Who became president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis