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The Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act
Breaking With the Union
Bleeding Kansas
The Election of 1860
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What was the penalty for helping a runaway slave?
6 months of jail and $1000 fine
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Who supported building a railroad to the Pacific
Stephen Douglas
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Define Secession
The act of formally withdrawing from the Union
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True or False: Was there a law saying that helping a fugitive slave could be punished by death?
True
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Who were the 4 candidates running in the election of 1860
Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, Bell
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What does the Fugitive Slave Act do?
Makes it a federal crime to help runaway slaves
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What was Douglas' plan?
Remove the Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery north of the 36 30
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True or False: The constitution directly addreses the action of secession
False
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What is the Pottawatomie Massacre?
When John Brown and his group of followers killed 5 pro-slavery men
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Who won the election
Lincoln
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After 10 years of the law, how many fugitive slave cases were there?
343 cases
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Where is Stephen Douglas' home state?
Chicago, Illinois
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Who was the president of the Confederate side?
Jefferson Davis
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Who is Charles Sumner
A senator of Massachusetts
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What was the Constitutional Union Party?
A new political party formed mostly by whigs
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What was the reward for returning a slave?
$10
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What was the Kansas-Nebraska act?
The plan to divide the Louisiana territory into two
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Who was John Crittenden?
A senator of Kentucky
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Who attacked Charles Sumner?
Representative Preston Brooks
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True or False: Lincoln earned less than 40% of the popular vote
True
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In what year did the fugitive slave Anthony Burns get caught
1854
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When did the president sign the Kansas-Nebraska
May 30, 1854
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Why did the southerners fear Lincoln
He wanted to abolish slavery
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Where did antislavery Kansans form their own legislature?
In the town of Topeka
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Where did republicans hold their convention?
Chicago