Nation Divided
Secession Famous People Compromises Daily Life Political Parties Grab Bag
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This was the first state to secede from the Union. Secession (200) This was the first state to secede from the Union. S. Carolina
Secession (400) The official name of the “country” formed by the states that seceded from the Union. Confederate States of America
Secession (600) How many states seceded before Lincoln was sworn in as president? 7
Secession (800) The senator who first proposed secession over the Tariff of 1828. John C. Calhoun
He was chosen as the president of the Confederacy. Secession (1000) He was chosen as the president of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis
People (200) Abolitionist who murdered five people at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas in 1856. John Brown
She wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. People (400) She wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Harriet Beecher Stowe
People (600) He debated Lincoln seven times during the Illinois senate race in 1858. Stephen Douglas
People (800) The senator from Massachusetts who was beaten until he was unconscious on the Senate floor. Charles Sumner
People (1000) He escaped from slavery and became a leader in the abolition movement. Frederick Douglass
Compromises (200) This man’s lawsuit claiming he should no longer be a slave reached the Supreme Court. Dred Scott
Compromises (1000) This 1854 law allowed residents to vote on slavery in a territory previously set aside as free. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromises (600) This 1820 agreement created an imaginary line that divided the nation into free and slave territories. Missouri Compromise
Compromises (800) This territory entered the nation as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850. California
This unpopular law forced northerners to return runaway slaves. Compromises (400) This unpopular law forced northerners to return runaway slaves. Fugitive slave law
Grab Bag (200) This “bleeding” state served as an early battle ground for the Civil War. Kansas
John Brown raided the federal arsenal in this Virginia town in 1859. Grab Bag (400) John Brown raided the federal arsenal in this Virginia town in 1859. Harper’s Ferry
Grab Bag (600) Women’s rights advocates held a convention in this New York town in 1848. Seneca Falls
Grab Bag (800) These temporary settlers moved into Kansas to make sure the territory voted pro-slavery. Border Ruffians
Grab Bag (1000) Congress rejected this suggestion to outlaw slavery in territory acquired from Mexico. Wilmot Proviso
Political Parties (200) This party formed in 1854 and had a president in the White House by 1860. Republican
Political Parties (400) This party split into northern and southern factions over the slavery issue. Democrats
John Bell represented this political party in the Election of 1860. Political Parties (600) John Bell represented this political party in the Election of 1860. Constitutional Union
Political Parties (800) This party opposed immigration and tried to limit voting rights for immigrants. Know Nothing
Political Parties (1000) Millard Fillmore was the last president from this party, which broke up in the 1850s. Whig
Daily Life (200) These farmers, with at least 20 slaves, formed the highest social class in the South. planters
Daily Life (400) Most immigrants to the U.S. came from these two European nations. Germany & Ireland
Daily Life (600) These laws were designed to prevent slaves from running away or rebelling. Slave codes
Daily Life (800) These organizations tried to improve wages and work conditions in factories. Trade unions
Daily Life (1000) The goal of this reform movement was to make alcohol illegal. Temperance
Final Jeopardy List the seven states that seceded from the Union by the time Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president. South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida & Georgia