Pre-Civil War Pre-Test Flashcards

1

Who founded the Republican Party?

2

Who was an abolitionist?

3

What law tried to balance the number of free states and slave states?

4

Which President issued the Indian Removal Act, resulting in the Trail of Tears?

5

Large amounts of land in the southwest were granted to the U.S. by what document?

6

What U.S. state made a stand multiple times for states' rights?

7

Who was the slave who sued for his freedom, and lost to the Supreme Court?

8

What was the belief that the U.S. was meant to expand from coast to coast?

9

What territory became a battleground for pro and anti slavery groups?

10

Who suffered most from the Fugitive Slave Law?

Pre-Civil War Pre-Test