Terms
The formal withdraw of a state from the Union.
What is secession
She was born a slave but went on to become one of the most famous conductors of the Underground railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
This compromise counted every slave as 3/5 of a person.
What is the 3/5 Compromise
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860 as a member of what political party
What is Republican
This book brought the Horrors of Slavery into the homes of many Americans
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
System of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states.
What is The Underground Railroad.
He was a slave who sued for his freedom after being taken to free territory.
Who is Dred Scott
This compromise admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
What is the Missouri Compromise.
Divides in this party allowed Franklin Pierce to win the election of 1852
What is The Whig Party
Under this law, alleged fugitive slaves were not entitled to a trial by jury
What is The Fugitive Slave Act
The right to vote for or against slavery
What is popular soveriegnty
He was elected the first president of the Confederacy
Who is Jefferson Davis
This compromise provided for popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah.
What is The Compromise of 1850
This Party split over the issue of slavery.
What is the Whig Party
Abraham Lincoln won the Presidency with this many electoral votes from the South
What is 0
It was formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
What is the Confederate States of America or Confederacy
Abolitionist who was hung for attempting to lead a group in seizing the federal arsenal in Harper's Ferry.
Who is John Brown
This act repealed the Missouri compromise and became law in 1854
What is the Kansas Nebraska Act.
Members of this party were instructed to answer questions about their activities by saying "I know nothing"
What is the Know - Nothing Party
Her lifetime hatred of slavery was expressed in her novel uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is harriet Beecher Stowe
They opposed opening new territories to slavery for economic reasons
Who are freesoilers
Democratic senator who believed in popular sovereignty and is known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln on the topic of slavery.
Who is Stephen Douglas.
This compromise provided for popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah and created a new and more effective fugitive slave law
What is The Compromise of 1850
This party became the Know-Nothings
What is The American Party
Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln viewed for a senate seat in this state
What is Illinois