Causes of the Civil War

Why was it difficult to add states to the union in the early 1800s?

What two politicians debated over slavery and its expansion into the western territories?

In 1836, Texas was denied admission to the Union because:

What "Great Compromiser" created the Missouri Compromise and  the 1850 Compromise?

What federal law concerning runaway slaves upset the people of the north?

President Polk brought Texas into the Union because he promised to bring what in?

In the theory of "nullification" if a state does not agree with the federal law it can:

Pro-slavery men and anti-slavery men began killing each other over slavery in what territory?

John Brown was hanged for what crime in Virginia?

In "Popular Sovereignty" who makes the decision?

In the Compromise of 1850, the north would capture runaways if what territory became a state?

What compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

Lincoln did not believe in the equality of the races but did want to end:

Sectionalism refers to a rivalry between:

An Abolitionist who gained fame for his actions in Kansas was:

The Missouri Compromise did not allow what above the line 36'30'' north?