USH Unit 4: Causes of the Civil War, Road to Disunion

Violence erupted in this state over popular sovereignty earning it the nickname Bleeding _____?

Which was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

When rebels fired on this federal (US) fort, the Civil War was officially underway:

Marshall Court / Taney Court:

This party was formed in 1848 to stop the spread of slavery into the new territories:

This man led a raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to lead a slave rebellion:

Advantages: Best military commanders; fight a war of attrition; experience with guns, motivated to preserve way of life

After Lincoln was elected this state became the first to secede from the Union?

This part of the Compromise of 1850 greatly angered many Northerners:

This was the (formal) concept that the different regions developed different economic & political goals:

This final compromise by Stephen Douglas introduced "popular sovereignty" into new territories

During the Antebellum Era, most Northerners joined the _________ Party, and most Southerners joined the _________ Party:

Which section of the U.S. most strongly advocated for strong state rights/power?

Border States (Slave states that stayed with the Union):

This proposed law banning slavery in the Mexican Cession was NOT passed by Congress, but led to more division:

Abraham Lincoln was a member of this new party created in 1854 to stop the spread of slavery:

Abraham Lincoln supported these 3 political parties at different points in his life:

Many Southern and Western people believed that slavery had to do with states rights regarding:

The Taney Court presided over this case:

In regard to slavery, Northern Democrats supported / Southern Democrats supported:

This book by Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed many Americans to the horrors of slavery:

Why were presidents primarily reluctant to annex Texas?

The SC Nullification Crisis under the Jackson Presidency demonstrated

This controversial compromise allowed CA to be admitted as a free state and popular sovereignty in NM and Utah:

This abolitionist started a newspaper, The Liberator, which greatly angered Southerners:

The Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions introduced nullification. What is nullification?

The majority of immigrants settled in this region of the United States:

The agrarian-based Southern plantation economy primarily relied on this for increased profits:

This political compromise over the spread of slavery drew a boundary line between free & slave states:

This Supreme Court case infuriated many Northerners denying due process to African Americans?

This Vice President & Senator led the Nullification Crisis in response to the Tariff of 1828:

This former slave, author, and elegant orator helped spread abolitionism in America: