Birth of the Republican Party
what is secession?
Separation from the Union
United States believe it was ordained by God to expand their territory to west toward the Pacific Ocean, what was this called?
Was the Dred Scott v Sanford case about
slave from Missouri who sued for his freedom because his master had moved him to a free state
What was Solomon Northups slave name
Platt
Tuskegee Airmen
Conductors would hide slaves in tunnels and fake boxes, then pass them on to a safe house to become free, this system is called what?
Unground Railroad
What was the Santa Fe Trail most used for?
Trading and marketing for travelers
Law to ensure escape slaves are returned to their owners
Fugitive Slave Act
How did Solomon get tricked into slavery
Talked into working a circus, then they got him really drunk at dinner
Ms. Avan will give the correct answer
Name of the series of debates on slavery in the western territories was called
Lincoln- Douglas Debate
What is Nativism
or Choosing Native Americans over Immigrants
abolitionist who wanted to lead a slave revolt in the South
John Brown
Why couldn't Eliza keep her daughter during the auction
what president is on the penny?
Name 2 candidates in the election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John Bell
John Breckenridge
What was the name of the religious group of Mormons that move to Utah.
Latter-Day Saints
Name one economic difference in the North and one in the South
South: Agriculture, Slavery, Wealthy
What was the name of Platts 2nd master?
Master Epps
what the beginning of the Constitution?
We the People
Name at least 2 terms of the Compromise of 1850
Admit California as a Free state
More Effective Fugitive Slave Act
Popular Sovereignty for each state
How did the Black Hawk War start? and then how did it end
Settlers in Illinois and Iowa pressured Natives to move off of their land.
Native Americans moved to Mississippi
What was name of the book written by Harriet Stowe?
about using slave life on plantations as a political debate instead of a moral struggle. Written by Harriet Stowe
Uncle Toms Cabin
Why did the master make Platt whip Patsy?
Because she went to the Shaw plantation for soap
who was the 44th president?
Barack Obama