Expansion
This land acquisition was purchased by Thomas Jefferson from Napoleon.
The Louisiana Purchase
In the speech, "A House Divided", the house and division refer to _______ and _______.
America/Slavery
The South was heavily in favor of ________ _________, which consists of states voting on the issue of slavery.
popular sovereignty
California was added as a state in 1850, as part of the ________________________.
Compromise of 1850
This allowed slave owners to recapture runaway slaves in any state.
Fugitive Slave Act
Provided for popular sovereignty in new lands acquired by the United States.
Kansas-Nebraska-Act
His main job was to do what?
Keep the Union together.
The first state to secede was?
South Carolina
She was a famous teacher who taught escaped slaves.
Mary Peake
She made over twelve trips up and down the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
Idea of "sea to shining sea".
Manifest Destiny
He was president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
He was a fan of popular sovereignty and ran against Lincoln for President in 1860.
!!!1,000 points!!!!
Stephen Douglas
After escaping slavery, he became highly educated, famous, and a leader in the abolition movement.
Frederick Douglass
He published a abolitionist newspaper called THE LIBERATOR.
William Lloyd Garrison
Man-Made creation connecting east and west, making New York City the busiest port in the world.
Daily Double: 1,000 points
Erie Canal
The "Free Soilers" led to the creation of what party that Lincoln was a member of?
Republican
This Supreme Court decision was loved by the South.
Dred Scott Decision
He led a violent rebellion of slaves in Virginia which led to the deaths of over 50 white slave-owners and family members.
Nat Turner
Suggested that the lands gained in the Mexican-American War be slave-free.
Wilmot Proviso
This led to the Mexican American War.
Annexation of Texas
This was the "final straw" that led to the South seceding.
The election of Lincoln
!!!DAILY EASY!!!
This creation led to an increase for demand for slaves in the South.
Cotton gin
This fort became a refuge for escaped slaves.
2 possible answers
Fort Monroe or Fort Freedom
This phrase was defined by violent events in the midwest between pro and anti-slavery activists.
"_________ __________"
"Bleeding Kansas"