Road to Disunion - Lead up to the Civil War

What was the primary motivation that drove pioneers along the Oregon Trail?

Which abolitionist led a raid at Harper's Ferry to begin a slave uprising in Virginia?

Which slave uprising led to the Southern States to create harsh slave codes?

What discovery did Daniel Boone make to help speed up expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains?

Which territory in the 1850s broke out in a violent civil war over the issue of slavery?

What factor contributed most to the speedy addition of California as a new state?

The first major battle to start the Civil War?

Why did the West form a better trade relationship with the North than the South?

Which reason cited by South Carolina was the biggest reason for secession?

The major economic function of the Southern States?

To appease the South, what deal was made to divide the slave/free states at the 36'30' line?

The belief that America was commanded by God to expand from coast to coast was called ___.

Wrote an autobiography about his time as a slave?

Which explorers discovered a land route to the Pacific Ocean?

Treaty that officially ended the Mexican American War?

Which new city established in the Louisiana Territory became a major port city in the South?

South Carolina almost broke away from the US over which major issue in the 1830s?

Which book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe turned northern opinions against slavery?

Which leading abolitionist pushed for anti-slave reforms in his newspaper the "Liberator"

Which American war hero was responsible for defeating the British and protecting America's right to expand westward?

The belief or action of a state to ignore or purposely not follow an unjust law.

What shared reason did the Cherokee People and the Mormons have in their migration West?

Henry Clay's system to improve trade and infrastructure in the North was called ___.

The first state to secede from the Union?

What caused Lincoln to win the election of 1860?

Which state was nicknamed the Rip Van Winkle state, for refusing to invest in infrastructure projects?

Why were northern politicans mostly opposed to going to war against Mexico?

Which Native Tribe was forced off their land under a decree from President Jackson?

Who can we assume created this poster advertisement?

This politician received the nomination of the Republican party after debating Stephen Douglas.

Which region was most opposed to making investments in constructing roads and canals?

Who invented the cotton gin?

According to President Polk, which two reasons best identify the causes of the US-Mexican War?

Which territory, led by Gen. Sam Houston won its independence from Mexico?

The Lowell Mill Girls are a good example of showcasing what tactic in workers obtaining better conditions and pay?

Which Native American leader hoped to block the United States' expansion by allying with Britain during the War of 1812?

This deal would make California a free state in exchange for a passing the Fugitive Slave Laws.

The Kansas and Nebraska territories would be free to choose their status as slave or free by _.

What was the biggest impact from the Dred Scott case?

What effect did the cotton gin have on the US during the 1800s?