Democrat/Republican
One of two major political parties from 1830-50s
Whig Party
Deemed escaped enslaved people "contraband"
General Butler
promised a protective tariff for industries and free land if elected president
Abraham Lincoln
Name of "country" when the majority south succeeded
Confederate States of America
Proposed the Transcontinental Railroad
Stephen Douglas
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate for 1856 election.
John Breckinridge
Most vital and bloodiest battle of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
John Brown
Abolitionist who led an attack on Harper's Ferry that ultimately failed.
Gave "house divided" speech
Abraham Lincoln
violent conflict in the 1850's between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions
Bleeding Kansas
President Lincolns' killer
John Wilkes Booth
Party created to prevent Republican victory
Constitutional Union Party
Attack that is widely regarded as the beginning of the Civil War
Commanding general who led Union to victory. Later became 18th president.
Ulysses S. Grant