Events Leading to Civil War

The only president of the Confederacy was

Once a secret society with very strong anti-immigration views

Which event occurred first?

Stephen A. Douglas was known as a(n)

Dred Scott was known as a(n)

Although Lincoln won the debates, Douglas won the senate seat.

The Fugitive Slave Law provided for the protection of runaway slaves.

Lincoln won the debates, but Douglas won the senate seat.

Nativism arose as a result of the fear of

Personal liberty laws were passed in order to get around the

Who was a fictional character in an antislavery novel?

John Brown was known as a(n)

Who was attacked in the Senate for his antislavery views

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was

Personal Liberty Laws guaranteed the futive slave the right to trial.

Which event occurred first?

Charles Sumner was attacked by a proslavery congressman.

Who ran on the Southern Democratic ticket in 1860?

Dred Scott sued for his freedom on the basis that

Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act unpopular among Northerners?

Which event occurred first?

Which event occurred first?

Which of the following was not one of the results of Lincoln's election?

Irish immigrants led to a pro Roman Catholic feeling in the US.

Nativism is the practice of favoring native born people over immigrants.

The Lincoln-Douglas debates dealt with the issue of building the transcontinental railroad.

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.

Harriet Beecher Stowe was known as a(n)

Personal liberty laws guaranteed the fugitive slave the right to trial.

The person who introduced the concept of popular sovereignty was

The capital of Topeka was established by proslavery forces.

Who was hanged due to his role in a slave uprising

Which event occurred first?

What was Lincoln's position on the expansion of slavery to new territories?

Nativism arose as a result of the fear of

The first Republican president was

The 1860 presidential race consisted of a four way race.

Who beat Winfield Scott for the presidency?

The publicity surrounding the return of runaway slaves had the effect of

Stephen A. Douglas introduced the concept of popular sovereignty.

Frederick Douglass was known as a(n)

Franklin Pierce beat Winfield Scott for the presidency in 1852.

Stephen A. Douglas introduced the concept of popular sovereignty.

The slave who lost his bid for freedom in the Supreme Court was

The first state to secede was Virginia.

The capital of Topeka was established by proslavery forces.

The Fugitive Slave Law provided for the

The Fugitive Slave Law provided for the protection of runaway slaves.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dred Scott.

The national organization of nativists was known as the