Politics
Dred Scott
Lincoln
John Brown Raid
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100
This man was the last Whig President and he angered both the North and the South during his presidency
Who is Millard Filmore
100
In 1857, this slave sued for his freedom
Who is Dred Scott
100
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas participated in this many debates while running for a seat in the US Senate
What is seven
100
This abolitionist believed that violence was necessary in order to achieve a non-slavery country
Who is John Brown
100
Up until the mid-1800's, this religion was the man religion in the US
What is Protestantism
200
A growing population of immigrants concerned this party which was anti-immigrant
Who are the "Know-Nothings"
200
From 1834-1838, Dred Scott had traveled to these areas which were free states at the time and Dred argued that he should not be enslaved in these areas
Where is the Illinois and Wisconsin Territory
200
Abraham Lincoln was very straightforward and fair which got him this nickname
What is "Honest Abe"
200
John Brown planned to seize the federal arsenal in this location in Virginia
Where is Harpers Ferry
200
By 1850, many immigrants came to the US and changed the main religion to this
What is Catholicism
300
This party sprouted up in 1854 with its beliefs centered about anti-slavery
What is the Republican Party
300
When Dreds' case reached the Supreme Court, this man was the judge
Who is Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
300
Lincoln opposed this act which supported the expansion of slavery
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
300
This close friend of John Brown did not support the attack but later regretted not supporting his friend
Who is Frederick Douglas
300
This party was anti-slavery especially in the western territories and it later joined the new Republican Party
What is the Free-Soil Party
400
This party used the slogan "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men, Fremont!" in 1856 to attempt to promote their party and their candidate, John C. Fremont
What is the Republican Party
400
This ruling for Dred Scott concerned many Northerners but was a success for Southerners
What is the ruling against Dred Scott
400
Douglas supported this strategy which was used to solve problems especially about slavery
What is popular sovereignty
400
After Brown and his accomplices were in the arsenal, local residents and federal troops arrested the men and later this happened to most of them
What is they were sent to the gallows (hanged)
400
This word means "unspoken but understood"
What is implicit
500
This man won the election of 1856 by promising to solve the issue of slavery and he was supported by a lot of Southerners
Who is James Buchanan
500
Chief Justice Taney ruled that slaves were _______ and therefore they were not citizens
What is property
500
This candidate won the election for a seat in the Senate by a little bit but Lincoln had earned a lot of followers from running
Who is Stephen Douglas
500
Admirers of John Brown wanted him to be buried at this place as a hero
Where is Boston's Bunker Hill
500
After Brown's attempted attack on the Federal Arsenal, the prices for this material decreased and affected the South
What is cotton