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He won the election of 1860.
Who is Abraham Lincoln? +2
This emphasized states' rights, allowed slavery, but stopped importing slaves (to win support from Britain & France).
What is the constitution of the Confederacy?
The Compromise of 1850 stated that the slave trade (not slavery) in this city would end.
What is Washington, DC?
This attack directly caused the outbreak of the Civil War.
What is the attack on Fort Sumter?
He was the candidate representing the Constitutional Unionist party.
Who is John Bell? +2
This Missouri slave sued to obtain his freedom.
Who is Dred Scott?
Two opposing governments formed after this was passed, allowing the policy of popular sovereignty to spread in the territories.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Compromise of 1850 stated that this would enter the Union as a free state.
What is California?
First state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
He supported popular sovereignty.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
He won the Illinois senate seat against Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
These were passed in the North in direct response to the Fugitive Slave Act.
What are personal liberty laws?
He won every state in the South in the election of 1860.
Who is John C. Breckenridge? +2
Northerners viewed this man as a martyr after the raid at Harper's Ferry.
Who is John Brown?
Lincoln ran in the election under this political party
What is Republican? +1
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe? +2
This allowed slavery in western territories south of the Missouri Compromise line, but was quickly voted down. Last attempt to avoid civil war.
What is the Crittenden Compromise? +2
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820, this state entered the Union as a free state.
What is Maine?
The anti-slavery government in the Kansas territory was organized in this city.
What is Topeka? +2
He was the candidate for Southern Democrats and took all the votes on the Southern ballot
Who is John C. Breckenridge? +2
He was the Supreme Court Chief Justice who wrote the Dred Scott decision.
Who is Roger B. Taney? +2
The Kansas-Nebraska Act nullified this.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
The Border Ruffians started "Bleeding Kansas" when they raided this city in Kansas.
What is Lawrence? +2
He wrote about a slave turning against his owner in "Blake."
Who is Martin Delany? +2
This candidate won the 1860 election.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?