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BASIC FACTS #14

Miller Card Test #14

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Founder of Pennsylvania colony William Penn
Refers to the lanterns placed in a Boston Church warning "The British were coming." One if by land, two if by sea
Author of Common Sense Thomas Paine
Abraham Lincoln speech House Divided
Slave taken into free territory and then returned to slave territory weith his master Dred Scott
Ran against Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860 and lost Stephen Douglas
His writing favored American independence from Great Britain Thomas Paine
John Brown captured here in 1859 Harpers Ferry
signal to guide Paul Revere One if by land, two if by sea
Ran against Abraham Lincoln for U.S. Senate and won Stephen Douglas
Son of a British admiral who converted to the Quaker faith William Penn
Known to be friendly to Native Americans William Penn
Idea that states could set aside U.S. laws they didn't agree with nullification
Author of American Crisis Thomas Paine
His court case said African-Americans could not bring suit in court because they could not be U.S. citizens Dred Scott
Said the United States could not continue to be half free and half slave House Divided
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina favored this doctrine Nullification
Abolitionist John Brown tried to take weapons from U.S. arsenal here, but failed Harpers Ferry
From a poem by Henry Wordsworth Longfellow One if by land, two if by sea
Given land in America to create a Quaker colony William Penn
Route used to travel to the west in the 1840s and 1850s Oregon Trail
President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis
Said the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Dred Scott
In 1858, he participated in a series of debates about slavery and other issues Stephen Douglas
United States Supreme Court Case Dred Scott
U. S. President during the Civil War Abraham Lincoln
Date the Civil War began April 12, 1861
First pitched battle of the Civil War Bull Run, also known as Manassas
Fired the first shot of the Civil War Confederate Edmund Ruffin
Meaning of secede To leave
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