1. A Nation Divided Growing Tensions Compromises Fail New Political Parties Coming of the Civil War Odds and Ends $200 $400 $600 $800 $1000

2. This “Proviso” proposed that Congress ban slavery in territory gained as a result of the Mexican-American War. What is the Wilmot Proviso?

3. She wrote the antislavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?

4. He inspired other abolitionists in spite of being hung for treason by the federal government. Who is John Brown?

5. It was the first major goal of the Lincoln administration. What is the preservation of unity in the country?

6. He pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress in 1854. Who is Stephen Douglas?

7. He believed states’ rights took precedence over preserving the Union. Who is John C. Calhoun?

8. It allowed California to enter the Union as a free state. What is the Compromise of 1850?

9. This party was formed by northern Whigs in 1854. What is the Republican Party?

10. Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America in reaction to this event. What is Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860?

11. He ruled that slaves were property and not citizens in the Dred Scott decision of 1857. Who is Roger B. Taney?

12. Southerners objected to the admission of California to the Union for this reason. What is the advantage free states would have over slaves states?

13. It was criticized in the North because it basically undid the Missouri Compromise. What is the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854?

14. Abraham Lincoln gained notoriety in these debates in 1858 for insisting that new territories be kept free from slavery. What are the Lincoln- Douglas debates?

15. The election of 1860 was determined by What are regional attitudes toward slavery?

16. He was an antislavery leader who led attacks on proslavery settlers in Kansas. Who is John Brown?

17. They were three results of the Wilmot Proviso. What are: 1.Formation of the Free Soil Party 2.Heightened concern over the ban of slavery in the South. 3.The issue of slavery in new territories gained from Mexico was not resolved.

18. Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces gave Kansas this infamous nickname in 1856. What is “Bleeding Kansas”?

19. The issue of slavery and differences between free states and slave states was the topic of this famous Lincoln speech. What is his “House Divided” speech?

20. These three events were direct causes of the Civil War. What are: 1.Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 2.The secession of seven southern states 3.The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.

21. It is the idea that people in a territory or state vote directly on issues. What is popular sovereignty?

22. They were four major outcomes of the Compromise of 1850. What are: 1.California became a free state. 2.Slave trade was banned in Washington, D.C. 3.Popular sovereignty would determine the slavery issue in new territories. 4.Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

23. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 included these three stipulations. What are: 1.Suspects had no right to trial. 2.A slaveholder or any white witness could swear to the suspect being the slaveholder’s property 3.Northern citizens were required to help capture accused runaways.

24. This Supreme Court decision declared slaves to be property, even if they lived in a free territory. What is the Dred Scott decision?

25. These three events changed northern attitudes about slavery and were causes of the Civil War. What are: 1.The Supreme Court ruling on Dred Scott v. Sandford 2.John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry 3.The publication of Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

26. Many southerners considered this novel misleading propaganda. What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin ?