Mississippi Studies: Civil War and Chapter 5

Who bought the Louisiana Purchase?

The Republican Party was formed in 1854 for which of the following reasons?

Freedom

All of the following were terms of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT:

What Southern politician created the nullification theory?

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854_____

When and where did the Civil War end?

Who won the election of 1860?

Henry Clay was instrumental in the Compromise of 1820. He proposed a line that separated slavery. What line was it?

Member of the Republican Party and wins election for President in 1860

What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?

What region of the United States was heavily agricultural?

This region had more factories, textile mills, and railroads than any other region.

Who was Dred Scott?

Why were the towns of Corinth and Meridian important?

States that outlawed slavery

Why was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 so controversial?

 _______________ was the principle idea that rights of individual states should prevail over the rights of the gov.

Prevent the enforcement of laws and taxes

What statement freed slaves in the south?

During the Election of 1860, who ran as a member of the Southern Democratic Party?

states that allowed slavery

During the Election of 1860, who wan as a member of the Constitutional Party?

During the Election of 1860, who ran as a member of the Northern Democratic Party?

What was the first state to secede from the Union?

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

The case of Dred Scott led to the ________being declared unconstitutional.

The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861, when

What was the second state to secede from the Union?

What was the name of the organization that was created to send free slaves back to Africa?

Agreement passed by Congress to allow Missouri and Maine to enter the Union at the same time.

The Union wanted to control the Mississippi river so that...