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Two Nations
Mexican War and Slavery Extension
New Political Parties
The System Fails
A Nation Divided Against Itself
100
Novel published in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
100
This state became the 28th state in 1845
What is Texas
100
This political party broke up in the 1850's
What is the Whig Party
100
These were the two capitals of Kansas
What is Lecompton and Topeka
100
Percentage of popular vote Lincoln had for the 1860 election
What is 39%
200
By 1860 nine of the ten largest cities were here
What is The North
200
He was President of the United States during the Mexican War
What is James K. Polk
200
This party was also known as the Know-Nothings
What is The American Party
200
This case made the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
What is The Dred-Scott Case
200
This State left the Union first
What is South Carolina
300
Faith that most abolitionists practiced
What is Protestant
300
This treaty ended the Mexican War
What is Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
300
Proposed by Henry Clay, This had 5 separate Laws
What is The Compromise of 1850
300
Douglas and Lincoln fought over this political position in 1858
What is Illinois senate seat
300
He was President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis
400
Novel that Stowe's book is compared to for historical impact
What is Common Sense
400
This purchase was for the southern part of New Mexico and Arizona
What is the Gadsden Purchase
400
Act proposed by Stephen Douglas
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act
400
Location of the arsenal John Brown raided
What is Harpers Ferry
400
Confederate General who commanded army in South Carolina in April of 1861
Who is P.G.T Beauregard
500
Railroads were much less developed here
What is The South
500
Amendment that was attached to a bill that provided funds for negotiations with Mexico
What is the Wilmot Proviso
500
New Anti-Slavery political party
What is the Republicans
500
He commanded troops to put down the raid by John Brown
Who is Robert E. Lee
500
Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
What is Fort Sumter