| Question | Answer |
| According to the Missouri Compromise how would they determine if the rest of the Louisiana Territory would have slaves or be free? Clue: He led the Continental Army in the American Revolution | anything above 36Degrees30minuetesN would be free everything below would be slave
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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect slavery in the new territories? Clue: Father +son | They would use popular sovereignty to determine if they would have slaves or not.
| In what famous case did the Supreme Court rule that the federal government should protect the slaveholder, not the slave? Clue: Tyler + Madison | Dred Scott vs Sanford
| What did John Brown hope to accomplish by attacking the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry? Clue: Died after one month in office. | He hoped it would spark a slave rebellion that would end slavery forever.
| Angered by insults aimed at his uncle, Preston Brooks used a cane to beat what Congressman? Clue: He bought Louisiana or Lincoln-Fillmore. | Charles Sumner
| In the early 1800s, what was the most valuable export of the US? Clue: Jefferson + Tyler | cotton
| What did the South call their country? Clue: Tyler + Washington | Confederate States of America
| Who was the President of the South? Clue: Jefferson + Adams | Jefferson Davis
| States believed they should have what power when it came to federal laws? Clue: first accidental president | They believed they should be able to nullify a law, which means they would not have to follow it.
| What are those that want to end slavery called? Clue: Harrison-Jackson | abolitionist
| Who was the run-a-way slave that returned to the South 19 times to free slaves? Clue: like father like "son" | Harriet Tubman
| Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Clue: First to represent the common man. | Harriet Beecher Stowe
| According to the Compromise of 1850 how would the territories of Utah and New Mexico decide on the slavery issue? Clue:He was the second death in the White House. | popular sovereignty
| What was the War with Mexico fought over? (be specific) Clue: President during the Civil War. | boundary dispute between Texas and Mexico
| What did the Compromise of 1850 make illegal in D.C.? Clue: Only Pennsylvanian, unmarried | slave trade
| What state was the first to leave the Union? Clue: This state was the first to leave the union. | South Carolina
| What free state was created to balance the Missouri Compromise? Clue: This state was created as a free state out of the Missouri Compromise. | Maine
| What state joined the union and caused a war with Mexico. Clue: This state caused a War with Mexico. | Texas
| This state met the requirements to become a state quickly due to the Gold Rush. Clue: Became a state in 1850. | California
| What state did John Brown murdered pro-slavery men in front of their families in? Clue: The state that was Bleeding. | Kansas
| What state did John Brown lead a raid in hopes of staring a slave rebellion that would ultimately end slavery? Clue: The state that held the Confederate capital, home of Robert E. Lee, and many other US Presidents. | Virginia
| What does popular sovereignty mean? Clue: Andrew Jackson marched into this state and the US would later buy it from Spain. | the people would decide with a vote.
| What word means to join? Clue: Home state of James Buchanan. | annex
| In 1860 and 1861, seven southern states seceded from the Union in protest of this event. Clue: State that Maine at one time was part of. | Election of 1860, Lincoln becoming President
| What political party was created to stop the spread of slavery into the western territories? Congratulations you have reached The End | Republican |
