Abolitionists
Which abolitionist is most well known for being a former slave and for freeing slaves through the "Underground Railroad"
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was elected president in 1860?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Which was more agriculture based the North or South?
What is the South
Economic plan promoted by Senator Henry Clay which included spending federal money on building canals and roads to spur commerce.
What is the American System?
What is the court case that decided that slaves are not considered citizens?
What is Dred Scott v Sandford
Which abolitionist used writing to help get the point across about the lack of humanity in slavery?
Who is Frederick Douglass
What political party was Lincoln?
Who are the Republican party
Which side believed more in freeing slaves? North or South?
What is the North
Where did the slaves mostly work? *Vocab word*(another name for a farm)
What is a Plantation
A series of violent confrontations between two states about the idea of slavery.
What is Bleeding Kansas/Bloody Kansas/Border War
Which abolitionist led a failed attack on an arsenal in hopes of starting a slave rebellion?
Who is John Brown
The act of politically separating a territory from the country of which it is a part. Considered unconstitutional by Abraham Lincoln.
What is Secession?
What political party was more strongly associated with the south during this time?
What is Democratic party
The primary reason that California became a state so quickly after being annexed; created an urgent need for civil government in California.
What is the California Gold Rush?
What rebellious event would prevent any further reform for slaves in the South till after the Civil War?
What is Nat Turner's Rebellion
Harriet Beecher Stowe is considered a famous abolitionist because?
Bonus 100pts Question: What were the reactions of in the different sections of America
What is the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
What is the North demanded the end of slavery the South was enraged
James Gadsden is sent to Mexico to buy land for a southern railroad. He purchased the area now comprising southern Arizona and part of southern New Mexico for $10,000,000. The president responsible for this was?
Who is Franklin Pierce
What was the last factor that led to the start of the Civil War?
What is Lincoln winning the election
What phrase was used to argue why slaves should be freed during this time?(Famous quote)
What is All men are created equal
What made Dred Scott feel he should be "automatically freed" and caused the court case to start?
What is the Missouri Compromise/entering Free State
Where did John Brown's attempted Slave rebellion start and what motivated him to do so?
What is Harpers Ferry, Virginia
3 branches of Gov't failed to abolish slavery
Who was running against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election that wasn't Stephan A. Douglas.
Who John Breckenridge or John Bell
What was the first state to secede from the union?
What is South Carolina
The American System • a high tariff to protect American industries and raise revenue for the federal government • high public land prices to increase federal revenue • formation of a national bank to stabilize the economy • an improved system of roads and canals to make shipping and communication easier and cheaper This plan was introduced in response to what change in the United States economy after the War of 1812?
A. declining agricultural production B. increased government involvement C. expanded manufacturing for the domestic market D. growing reliance on agricultural imports from Europe
What is C?
Stephen Douglas gives his opinion of the Dred Scott Decision:
“Slavery could not exist in a community if the local citizens did not pass and enforce laws (slave codes) for maintaining it.”
This is known as the?
What is the Freeport Doctrine