Secession
A radical abolitionist whose actions fueled the tensions leading to the Civil War
Who was John Brown?
The belief that Americans had a divine mission to expand westward
What is Manifest Destiny?
What group helped people try to free the slaves?
Who is The New England Emigrant Aid Company?
The type of labor the Southern economy relied on
What was slavery?
How many terms did Lincion run in Congress for?
The president elected in 1860, who called for anti-slavery
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The discovery of this precious metal in the 1840s drew many to California
What was the goldrush?
The Tariff of 1857 lowered import taxes to about what percent?
What is 20 percent?
What crop was heavily farmed in the South?
What was cotton?
Who was Lincion's enemy's president?
Who was President Davis?
Who was Senator Charles Summer?
This transportation project connected the country in the 1860s
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
Who turned down the job to lead the Northern army?
Who was Robert E. Lee?
What machine innovated the cotton industry?
What was the cotton gin?
What did Lincoln do to the Confederate prisoners?
what is He freed them?
A party that was concerned with the number of immigrants coming from Ireland and Germany
What was the Know-Nothing Party?
This act gave settlers land if they lived on and improved it
What was the Homestead act?
How many acres of land did the north end up giving up to the goverrment for farming purposes?
What is 160 acres of land?
Why did the South mainly fall to the North?
What was the North's blockade of their economy?
What did Lincoln do to help stop the South?
What is he made a blockade?
From the Know-Nothing Party, who did they have as their candidate?
Who is former President Millard Fillmore?
What is westward migration?
Who was the Senator of Massachusetts who gave a provoking speech condemning pro-slavery men?
Who was Charles Summer?
What was the name of the act that the southern people passed to have a 5-10 percent increase?
Who was Lincoln's old partner who turned to the dark side? (Confederate)
Who is Robert E. Lee?