Towards Civil War Review

The ?of the admission of this state to the US as a free state led to the Compromise of 1850.

Enslaved person who sued for his freedom.

How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860?

This state suffered widespread violence as proslavery & antislavery settlers fought for control

This was the first battle of the Civil War.

This law helped slave owners to capture runaway slaves. 

Name given to a period of violence in Kansas- sparked by slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska Act

What bill unsuccessfully attempted to ban slavery in territory gained from the War with Mexico?

The first state to secede from the Union was ____

This is a system where residents vote to decide on an issue.

In this legendary Supreme Court ruling, slaves were considered property. 

This Party was formed in 1848 comprise of anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats.

These two politicians became known for a series of debates during the 1858 senate election.

Senator from South Carolina who opposed the Compromise of 1850.

_____ Act allowed settlers in the territories to decide whether to allow slavery.

Compromise brought California into the Union as a free state and abolished slave trade in DC.

Army General in charge of troops that captured John Brown.

This senator was known as the “Great Compromiser” for his role in the Compromise of 1850.

What was the main goal of the new Republican Party?

Who was President of the Confederacy?

False or misleading information spread to further a cause.

The states that had seceded set up a new nation called the _____

In 1850, the slave trade was banned in ____

Abolitionist who led a raid on U.S. Army weapons stored at Harper’s Ferry, VA.

Which of the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?

To withdraw (from a state or nation).

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this influential book. 

Name for a runaway slave.