Throwback
What did the Missouri Compromise Line do?
Outlawed slavery north of the 36 30 parallel in the Louisiana Purchase Territory.
This book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about the horrors of slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This author scared the South by bringing light to the horrors of slavery in her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What 2 crops were grown in the South?
Cotton and Tobacco
What year did Abraham Lincoln get elected President?
1860
What defined sectionalism in the years leading up to the Civil War?
Slavery
This law forced Northerners to send slaves back to the South or risk being fines and imprissoned.
Fugitive Slave Act
This man wanted to arm slaves and plan a bloody revolt against Southern slave owners.
John Brown
What was the main crop grown in the North?
Corn
Abraham Lincoln lost his election for Senate in what state?
Illinois
This temporarily ended the debate over slavery by easing tensions and keeping the balance between slave and free states.
The Missouri Compromise
This law repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing popular sovereignty to decide the fate of states in the Union.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Where did John Brown plan to carry out his armed slave revolt?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
The North had more interconnected ________________ that allowed for quicker and easier transportation.
Railroads
Who did Lincoln debate in 1857?
Stephen Douglas
This was the belief in our God-Given right to expand across America from "sea to shining sea."
Manifest Destiny
This landmark Supreme Court decision determined slaves to be property that was protected by the 5th Amendment.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Who won the Presidential election in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
The major sectional differences leading to the Civil War between the North and South occurred because of differences in their ____________. This means differences in how each area makes their money.
Economies
They made Lincoln a popular candidate in the North
This purchase from Mexico following the Mexican-American War completed the final piece of Manifest Destiny.
The Gadsden Purchase
No one died in this battle, but the North became aware of how far the Confederacy would be willing to go to defend slavery.
Attack on Fort Sumter
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln lead to immediate secession of South Carolina?
They were afraid that Lincoln would completely abolish slavery.
Sectional differences grew largely because of newly acquired land in the West. What event led to the acquisition of land in California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
The Mexican-American War OR the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Lincoln was a member of this newly formed political party
Republican