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Towards Civil War
Review over Chapter 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Brown | led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia |
| Attack on Fort Sumter | marked the beginning of the Civil War |
| Who did The Know-Nothings chose as their candidate in the 1856 presidential election? | Millard Fillmore |
| Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis |
| What is the name for a war between citizens of the same country? | Civil War |
| Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union? | South Carolina |
| In which state did rival pro-slavery and antislavery governments exist at the same time? | Kansas |
| The Wilmot Proviso called for | banning slavery in any lands the U.S. acquired from Mexico. |
| Lincoln was largely unknown before which election? | 1858 congressional election |
| Name used in 1856 newspaper stories about events in Lawrence, Kansas | “Bleeding Kansas” |
| The line that marked the division between slave states and non-slave states | 36° 30' North Latitude |
| Put the issue of slavery to popular vote | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| Who was a violent abolitionist | John Brown |
| The Compromise of 1850 included.. | included the Fugitive Slave Act |
| What created a break in the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election. | The issue of slavery |
| What is the term that refers to pro-slavery activists who crossed the Kansas border to vote? | border ruffians |
| What was the third state to secede from the Union? | Florida |
| What event marked the beginning of the Civil War | The attack at Ft. Sumter |
| What did Lincoln believe about slavery | That it was not moral |
| What party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form? | The Republican Party |
| What effect did the Northern states have on the Election of 1860? | It was more populous which meant more votes |
| What is an arensal | A storage site for weapons |
| What accusations did Douglas make about Lincoln? | Lincoln wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites. |
| Who considered John Brown a martyr? | Anti slavery groups |
| What Supreme Court decision ruled that the Constitution protected slavery? | Dred Scott decision |
| What caused the The American Party to grow quickly | its anti-immigrant views. |
| What did secessionists use to support their views? | States' rights |
| What approach did Senator Stephen A. Douglas propose as an alternative to the Missouri Compromise? | popular sovereignty |