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Final Jeopardy
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established Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state; it also said that there could not be slavery north of a certain line in the Louisiana Territory
What is the Missouri Compromise
100
political party formed with the main goal of keeping slavery out of the Western territories
What is the Free-Soil Party
100
political party that was formed because they felt neither the Democrats nor the Whigs took a strong enough stand against slavery
What is the Republican Party
100
many states did "this" after Abraham Lincoln was elected president
What is secede?
100
Explain why the Kansas-Nebraska Act outraged Northerners
it gave the opportunity for slavery to take hold in an area where it was banned for 30 years by the Missouri Compromise
200
the system in which a government is created and operated with permission from the people, and that the people can decide on their own laws
What is popular sovereignty?
200
a law that required everyone in the country to aid in capturing and returning runaway slaves
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
200
presidential candidate for the Republican party in the election of 1860
Who is Abraham Lincoln
300
List two effects of the Compromise of 1850
What are *California entered U.S. as a free state, *divided Mexican Cession into Utah and New Mexico and allowed those states to decide the slavery issue for themselves, *ended the slave trade in D.C., *Fugitive Slave Act, *settled a border dispute between Texas and New Mexico
300
the book that caused Americans to question the morality of the institution of slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
300
Fort Sumter
What is the first battle of the Civil War?
400
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to violence?
the pro and anti slavery movements sent settlers to vote on the issue of slavery; illegal voting caused many people to reject the government, and they created a 2nd government for Kansas
400
Supreme Court decision that established that African Americans, whether free or slaves, could not be American citizens, and therefore had no right to sue in federal courts
What is Dred Scott Decision (Dred Scott v. Sandford)
400
What was the mood of the country when Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as president?
many states had already seceded, and Lincoln felt that this was illegal, and he would try to preserve the union
400
How did John Brown's raid affect the country?
Northerners viewed him as a hero, and Southerners viewed him as a villain. Southerners believed that Northerners would fight to eliminate slavery altogether since they supported John Brown's actions