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He won the Presidential Election of 1860
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
Annexing this Republic caused major concerns in Congress
What is Texas
100
This Supreme Court case ruled the slaves were essentially the property of their masters
What is Dred Scott
100
What the seceeding states of the south called themselves
What is the Confederate States of America (Confederacy)
100
He was the Democratic nominee in 1852 who was considered acceptable to both northerners and southerners
Who is Franklin Pierce
200
He took on Abraham Lincoln in a series of debates about slavery
Who is Stephen Douglas
200
Territory where pro and anti-slavery supporters clashed
What is Kansas
200
Act passed in 1854 which lead to a possible expansion of slavery in the western part of the country
What is Kansas-Nebraska
200
Political party formed by anti-slavery whigs, democrats, and free-soilers
What is the Republican Party
200
She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Becher Stowe
300
Leading Southern "fire-eater" in Congress who attacked any form of compromise on slavery
Who is John C. Calhoun
300
Location where John Brown's raid took place
What is Harpers Ferry
300
Zachary Taylor won this election for President
What is the 1848 Election
300
Term that means the people of the state or territory can decide if they want slavery or not
What is Popular Sovereignty
300
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision
Who is Robert B. Taney
400
His proposal became known as the Compromise of 1850
Who is Henry Clay
400
First state to leave the Union
What is South Carolina
400
Publication of this book greatly influenced Northern beliefs about the morality of slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
400
Radically pro-slavery southerners
What are Fire Eaters
400
State where John Brown's raid took place
What is Virginia
500
He became the first President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
500
Only state to fully vote for Douglas in the Election of 1860
What is Missouri
500
Included in the Compromise of 1850, this Act enraged many Northerners
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
500
Kansas Constitution that made slavery legal in that territory
What is the Lecompton Constitution
500
Veteran Whig leader and rival to Henry Clay
Who is Daniel Webster