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American History
Chapter 1 American History Lionville Middle School Mr.Peck
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year did the Whig party break up? | 1854 |
| Who did Colonel Lee arrest? | John Brown |
| What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write? | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Why did Stephen Douglas want to make the Kansas territory federal territory? | So he could build the railroad that he envisioned building from Chicago to Sacramento. |
| What political parties formed the Republican party | Free Soil Party and the Whig Party |
| What was Dredd Scott reason for his claim to freedom? | He was a slave in free territory for 15 years. |
| The Wilmot Proviso was supported by which party? | Free Soil Party |
| What was Henry Clay known as? | The Great Compromiser |
| What party was John Bell the candidate for? | Constitutional Union Party |
| By Feb 1860 how many Confederate States were there? | 7 states |
| What was Lincoln's political(Republican) view on slavery? | He thought that Slavery was a wrong. |
| What was Gen. Taylor ordered to do? | Make the Spanish attack first and then declare war and fight back. |
| Who were the candidates for the 1858 Illinois senate race? | Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln |
| What did some Missouri residents do in Kansas? | They illegally voted to get it to be a slave a state. |
| What was the official title of the Dredd Scott case? | Dredd Scott vs. Sanford |
| What promise did Stephen Douglas make to Southern politicians? | He promise was that he would focus more on states rights. |
| What was the first state to secede? | South Carolina |
| John Brown led what massacre? | Potawatomie massacre. |
| What party did Stephen Douglas run for in the 1860 presidential election? | Northern Democrats |
| What did Stephen Douglas want to build | A railroad from the city of Chicago to the city of Sacramento. |
| What did Brown want to capture first at Harper's Ferry | Armour and Arsenal |
| Who said that a divided house can't stand? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What was popular soverightny? | Slavery would be decide by the people that live in the state |