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Chapter 15-2
Toward Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This event marked the beginning of the Civil War. | The attack on Fort Sumter |
| President of the Confederate States of America. | Jefferson Davis |
| The first state to secede the Union. | South Carolina |
| Supreme court decision that divided the Nation even more . | Dred Scott |
| Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free Soilers joined together to form this new political party. | Republican Party |
| A very strong abolitionist, who's death became a rallying point for those against slavery. | John Brown |
| The Dred Scott decision meant that the Constitution protected? | The institution of slavery |
| Southerners justified secession as a? | State right |
| Winner of the 1860 Elections even though his name did appear on some Southern state ballots. | Lincoln |
| Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated each other, both were running for the senate seat in this state. | Illinois |
| Southerner's mistrust of Northerners grew after? | John Brown's raid on Harrper's Ferry |
| Many Southerners feared that a Lincoln 0 victory would encourage? | Slave revolts |
| This new political party was clearly against the spread of slavery. | Republican |
| The success of the new Republican party in the 1856 Elections Alarmed? | Southerners |
| What issue splits the Democrat party. | Slavery |
| In his Inaugural Address, Lincoln makes it clear that if there is going to be a Civil War, who would have to strike the first blow? | The South |
| A person who dies for a great cause. | Martyr |
| As a result of the Lincoln/Douglas debates, Douglas lost support of ? | Southerners |