North or South
This side's economy was mostly based on agriculture (farming)
What is the South
In this region, slavery was legal
What is the South?
This compromise was made in 1850
What is the Compromise of 1850?
He won the presidency
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe opened Northerners eyes to the brutality of slavery
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This side had the majority of the factories in the country
What is the North
Picking, planting and harvesting was the work of this group of slaves
Who are field slaves
What compromise allowed for the entry of Maine and Missouri as new states: One free and one slave?
What is the Missouri Compromise?
The party of Abraham Lincoln
What is the Republican Party?
The south was disgusted when this murderer was both mourned and celebrated in the North
Who is John Brown?
This crop was King in the south
What is cotton?
Domestic work, such as raising children, cooking and cleaning was the work of these slaves
Who are House Slaves?
This mess was created as a direct result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is Bleeding Kansas
This party could not agree, so they nominated two candidates: One in the North and one in the South.
Who is the Democratic Party?
When Roger B. Taney handed down the decision on this case, celebrations filled the South while outrage ruled the North
What is the "Dred Scott" decision?
The North supported these to help build infrastructure. The south opposed them.
What are Federal Tariffs?
This person was in charge of making sure slaves did their work and did not try to escape. He also punished those who did not comply
Who is the Overseer?
This senator was responsible for "Popular Sovereignty"
Who is Stephen A. Douglas?
This candidate won most of the south as a Democrat
Who is John Breckenridge?
This aspect of the Compromise of 1850 caused the most conflict, pleasing the South and angering the North
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
The term "Antebellum" means this
Before the War
This policy let individual new states decide whether they would be a "free" or "slave" state
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This proposal called for outlawing slavery in any new territory acquired from the War with Mexico
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
This party was made up of former conservative Whigs and Know-Nothings.
What is the Constitutional Union Party?
Lincoln's election was the final straw for the south, causing this state to be the first to secede
Who is South Carolina?