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US History A Unit 1
OFY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is insurrection? | It is a rebellion against established authority |
| What is Fort Sumter? | It is located in South Carolina, its capture marked the beginning at the civil war. |
| Who is Henry Clay? | He is a senator who proposed the Missouri Compromise. |
| Who is Alexander H. Stevens? | He was the provisional vice-president of the Confederacy. |
| What is Bleeding Kansas? | Is a nickname given to a territory with a penchant for violence. |
| Who is Stephen Douglas? | A senator from Illinois who favored the idea of popular sovereignty. |
| What is a Line Item Veto? | A veto of a portion but not all of a proposed law. |
| What is popular sovereignty? | Control by the people. |
| Who is Charles Sumner? | Is the senator who was brutally beaten for harshly criticizing pro-slavery senators. |
| What is Richmond, Virginia? | The location that became the Confederate capital in May of 1861. |
| Who is Martin Van Buuren? | He was the Free-Soilers candidate for 1848 presidential election. |
| Who is Jefferson Davis? | He was named the provisional president of the Confederacy. |
| What are Extremist? | Is a person whose opinions are very different from those of most people. |
| Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe? | She wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and made an entire country aware of the slavery problem. |
| What is the Fugitive Slave Law? | The law was if a slave were to go to the North they would have to return them to their owners. |
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