Lincoln
Lincoln formed which political party during this time period?
Republican
Jefferson Davis became President of the __________.
Confederacy
This event added several new territories (now states) to the United States and ignited the issue of slavery again.
The Mexican/American War
This man was elected President in 1844 during the Mexican American War.
James K. Polk
Lincoln was elected President in the year _______.
1860
According to Edenuity notes, under the Confederate Constitution, slavery was ___________.
Protected, upheld, etc.
This is the term for an individual who took a stand to abolish slavery.
Abolitionist.
This man was sent on a secret mission to Mexico by President Polk, during the Mexican American War, to secretly reach a compromise before war became worse.
James Slidell.
What was Lincoln's position on the abolition of slavery when he was inagurated President?
Lincoln did not intend to abolish slavery. He wanted to find a way to keep the Union together. He is quoted as saying that if there is any way to keep the Union together without discussion of slavery, I would do it.
This piece of law/legislation was the reason that Lincoln decided to get back into politics.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
This piece of legislation/law enraged the North and forced them to become police officers of blacks living in the North.
Fugitive Slave Act.
This man led Mexico's forced during the Mexican American War.
General Antonio López de Santa Anna
Lincoln decided to run against __________ for US Senate in 1858 before running for President.
Stephen Douglas
This state was the first to seceede from the union.
South Carolina.
This man brought his case all the way to the Supreme Court to fight for his freedom from slavery.
Dred Scott.
This piece of legislation/law called the __________ did not pass the Senate but would have been a compromise over new territories and slavery during the Mexcian-American War.
Stephen Douglas, unlike Lincoln, wanted territories to vote on the issue of slavery, which was called ______________.
Popular Sovereignty
In your notes "Southern Secession," Democrats were divided in thier beliefs. The Northern democrats believed ___________ and the Southern democrats believed ____________.
popular sovereignty, allowing a slavery code where slavery would be legal everywhere
This legislation/law was created after the Missouri Compromise would no longer work to keep a balance in the slavery debate.
Compromise of 1850
The land that the US received from Mexico after the Mexican American war was known as the _____________.
Mexican Cession.