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100
This Missouri slave sued to obtain his freedom.
Who is Dred Scott?
100
This is the site where Confederate troops opened fire on Union troops.
What is Fort Sumter?
100
This man claimed he was an "angel of God" and lead the raid on Harpers Ferry.
Who is John Brown?
100
This author wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and gave insight to the atrocities of slavery, publicly personifying slaves for the first time.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
100
This final compromise proposal ultimately failed, but would have allowed slavery in the western territories south of the Missouri Compromise line.
What is the Crittenden Compromise?
200
This party formed in 1854 because of their opposition to slavery
What is the Republican Party?
200
This party was formed out of an anti-immigration movement, and was nicknamed this because of their response to inquirers.
What is the "Know-Nothings" Party?
200
This man finished second in the Election of 1860 and was a Southern Democrat who believed the federal government must protect slavery.
Who is John C. Breckinridge?
200
In response to the Fugitive Slave act, these laws were passed by northern states, essentially nullifying federal law.
What are personal liberty laws?
200
These seven states formed their own country after seceding from the United States in 1861.
What is the Confederate States of America?
300
This law governed runaway slaves and caused more tension between the North and South
What is The Fugitive Slave Act?
300
This term was born after a raid on the anti-slavery town of Lawrence.
What is Bleeding Kansas?
300
DAILY DOUBLE (this answer is worth 600 points) This act, passed in 1854, "undid" the Missouri Compromise and created the potential for slavery in the Midwest territories.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
300
While the North's economy was mainly industrial, the South's economy was known as this:
What is Agricultural?
300
This state was the first to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
400
This Maryland-born slave was also referred to as "Moses" by his/her people, and ran the famous Underground Railroad to help slaves escape
Who is Harriet Tubman?
400
This man was an Illinois politician who was Lincoln's counterpart in this series of famous debates, and was a proponent of popular sovereignty.
Who is Stephan Douglas?
400
This state was entered as a free one after the Compromise of 1850, and is known for the gold rush.
What is California?
400
This man was known as "The Great Compromiser" (because of his ability to pass several compromises through Congress) and dedicated most of his political life to ensure peace between the North and South.
Who is Henry Clay?
400
This party split into two factions AFTER the election of 1860:
What is the Democrat party?
500
This piece of legislation called for concessions by both the North and South, admitted California into the Union as a free state, and implemented a newer, stricter Fugitive Slave Act. (Dubbed by your great teacher as a "temporary solution to a permanent problem"
What is the Compromise of 1850?
500
This man was the Chief Justice in the Scott v. Sandford decision.
Who is Roger B. Taney?
500
This party won 10% of the vote in the election of 1848 and vowed to keep territories free.
What is the Free-Soil Party?
500
This crop was the main one in the South and drove its economy.
What is cotton?
500
This policy allowed voters in new territories to decide whether to permit or outlaw slavery, and was strongly supported by an Illinois Senator.
What is popular sovereignty?