The Road to Civil War

During the 1840s, which of the following became a serious problem in the U.S.?

Many moderates felt that ______ was the best way to decide whether slavery should be allowed.

________ often clashed with antislavery settlers in Kansas.

"The Supreme Court is not the only power in this world" Frederick Douglass was talking about

Illinois senator who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act

The Free Soil party wanted to

The Missouri Compromise resulted in

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 declared that

The raid on the ____ at Harpers Ferry did not lead to the slave revolt that its leader expected

Dred Scott was

Abolitionist whose deeds increased sectional conflict

The Kansas-Nebraska Act applied the principle of

_______ grew stronger as the debate over slavery heated up.

Which of the following statements about Uncle Tom's Cabin is NOT true?

John Brown attacked the arsenal at Harpers Ferry because he wanted to

Lincoln did not initially use force against the Confederacy because he

Republican presidential candidate in 1860

In 1850, northerners were outraged over the law requiring them to help catch ________ slaves.

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court held that

The Compromise of 1850 said that

Lincoln was able to win the election of 1860 largely because

Lincoln's election led many southerners to believe that

Abraham Lincoln's "house divided" speech suggested that

Congressman who proposed that slavery be outlawed in land won from Mexico