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ETC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which slave revolt, in South Carolina, was stopped before it could occur? | The Vesey plot |
| What two Charleston sisters were prominent abolitionists? | Angelina and Sarah Grimké |
| What compromise allowed Maine to be admitted as a “free state”? | The Missouri Compromise |
| What political party was formed to support Andrew Jackson and his political philosophy? | Democrats |
| What did South Carolina political leaders call the Tariff of 1828? | Tariff of Abominations |
| Which South Carolinian beat Massachusetts’s Senator Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor? | Preston Brooks |
| Which Missouri slave, sued for his freedom in the landmark U.S. supreme court case in 1857? | Dred Scott |
| Who won the election of 1860? | Abraham Lincoln |
| Which three groups in South Carolina argued (debated) over the issue of secession in 1860? | Unionist, Corportist, Secessionist |
| When did South Carolina secede from the Union? | December 20, 1860 |