Politics
What did Senator Stephen Douglas want to build through Kansas and Nebraska?
A transcontinental railroad
(NUMBERS) What was the name of the line that decided where slavery was allowed?
36 30" Line
Who was Nat Turner and what was he known for?
An enslaved preacher and led one of the bloodiest enslaved revolts in American history.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Who first discovered America?
Lief Erickson
What was popular sovereignty in regards to slavery?
Where the people vote on whether to have slavery or not in their state.
To maintain balance between slave and free states.
What encouraged Nat Turner to rebel and kill against his owners?
Visions he had received from God.
How many articles are there in the United States Constitution?
7
Where did the Olympic Games originate from?
Greece
What did "Border Ruffians" do in Kansas?
Stuffed the ballot boxes with pro-slavery votes to turn Kansas into a slave state.
(ACTUAL NAME) What was the name of the line that decided where slavery was allowed?
Missouri Compromise Line
Describe what "Bleeding Kansas" was.
A conflict between pro-slavery (and Border Ruffians) and anit-slavery groups over the issue of voting for slavery in Kansas during the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Where did the Native Americans cross to get into North America?
Bering Land Bridge
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What was the message of Abraham Lincoln's "A House Divided Speech"?
The country would become all slave, or all free.
"I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other."
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal?
The Missouri Compromise
About how many white people did Nat Turner and his rebellion kill?
About 55 white men, women, and children.
What was the name of the British General that surrendered to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown?
General Charles Cornwallis
What building is on the back of a $20 bill?
The White House
What events took place with Dred Scott that inspired him to try to sue for his freedom?
He lived in free territories with his owner at times.
In the Dred Scott Decision, what did the Supreme Court say that "African Americans could not be"?
Citizens of the United States
What did the white people of Southampton County, Virginia do in retaliation to the Nat Turner Rebellion?
Slaughtered 100-200 innocent African Americans.
What were the FULL NAMES of the two men who paved the path of the future Oregon Trail?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Which U.S. war interrupted the construction of the Washington Monument.
American Civil War.