Compromises on Slavery
This act led both pro-slavery and anti-slavery voters to rush to Kansas. The resulting violence killed five slavery advocates.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This president followed James Polk. He was a war hero during the Mexican War and died 16 months into his presidency.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
This party formed in opposition to the spread of slavery. Their first ever president was Abraham Lincoln.
What is the Republican Party?
This term refers to the withdrawal of a state (in this context, leaving the Union). South Carolina was the first state to do it.
What is secession?
Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas are famous athletes for this Summer Olympics event.
What is gymnastics?
This act, included in the Compromise of 1850 made it illegal to help runaway slaves.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
Although he claimed to believe in popular sovereignty, his support of the Scott v. Sandford decision revealed his pro-slavery sentiment. He was followed by Lincoln.
Who is James Buchanan?
This party believed in limited intervention from the federal government and advocated for states rights. The 1860 election divided them over the issue of popular sovereignty.
Lincoln decided to gather Union troops after this stronghold was attacked by the Confederacy.
What is Fort Sumter?
This classic American sport is slated to join the roster at the 2028 Summer Olympics in LA and feature NFL players.
What is flag football?
This 1820 compromise suggested that there be an equal amount of free states and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This president enforced the Fugitive Slave Act, which was part of his Compromise of 1850.
Who is Millard Fillmore?
This Northern party opposed the spread of slavery because they didn't want to compete with plantation owners. By 1856, most of its members had joined the Republican Party.
What is the Free Soil Party?
This abolitionist was responsible for violence during Bleeding Kansas and later, a raid on a government weapon arsenal. He was put to death.
Who is John Brown?
In this Winter Olympic event, athletes fly over 400 feet after launching off of a giant hill preceded by a steep ramp.
What is ski jumping?
The Wilmot Proviso proposed a slavery ban on territory acquired from this war.
What is the Mexican War?
This president passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which left the issue of slavery up to popular sovereignty in those territories and led to Bleeding Kansas.
Who is Franklin Pierce?
What is the Whig Party?
During the Scott v. Sandford case, Chief Justice Roger Taney argued that a slavery ban would impede this constitutional right.
What is right to property?
Because this event originated from Scandinavian military training, athletes hone not only cross-country skills, but also shooting skills.
What is the biathlon?
This 1787 meeting established the 3/5ths Compromise and an eventual (1808) ban on slave imports.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Who is Jefferson Davis?
A party that existed only during the 1860 election. They avoided discussing the issue of slavery all together.
What is the Constitutional Union Party?
This proposal---to protect slavery south of latitude 36, 30---was unpopular with both Northerners and Southerners.
What is the Crittenden Plan?
This long-distance event requires athletes to keep at least one foot on the ground at all times.
What is race walking?