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Who am I?
Slavery
100
I am a person that is opposed or against slavery
Abolitionist
100
What law was based on popular sovereignty and gave new states the right to vote whether they wanted to be a free or slave state?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
100
I wrote the "GA Platform" and later served as Vice-President of the Confederacy. Who am I?
Alexander Stephens
100
From 1800-1860, the production of cotton increased and resulted in an ____________ in the number of slaves.
Increase
200
What is a tax on imported goods?
Tariff
200
What compromise admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
200
I was the Republican candidate in the Election of 1860 and became president of the United States. Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
200
What was the organized escape plan that helped southern slaves leave their owners and flee to the north?
The Underground Railroad
300
What is the act of pulling out (withdrawing) from the Union? (South Carolina was the first state to do this)
Secession
300
What compromise admitted California as a free state and gave the slave states the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Compromise of 1850
300
I was an abolitionist that formed the Underground Railroad to help southern slaves escape to the north. Who am I?
Harriett Tubman
300
What is the name given to the strict laws passed to restrict slaves from learning to read and write?
slave codes
400
"People Rule"-people in a territory would vote on whether their state would be a slave or free state
Popular Sovereignty
400
What compromise prohibited slavery north of the 36 30' latitude line?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
400
I was a slave that tried to sue the court for my freedom and the decision pushed the nation closer to war. Who am I?
Dred Scott
400
Why did Georgian's want to secede from the union after Lincoln's election?
They were afraid he would abolish slavery in southern states and take away their rights.
500
What is a temporary agreement that is short-lived?
Compromise
500
In which way was the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
each decided on the issue of slavery in new states
500
I invented an important invention, the cotton gin, that helped GA farmers process cotton more quickly. Who am I?
Eli Whitney
500
Who supported the Fugitive Slave Act?
South