Chapter 14: The Nation Divided
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Franklin Pierce became
this in 1853..
What is…?
President
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He filed a lawsuit that
eventually divided the
nation even more.
Who is…?
Dred Scott
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A former slave who escaped and became
a voice for abolitionist.
What is
Fredrick Douglass
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He won the U.S.
Senator race in
Illinois in 1858.
Who is?
Stephen A. Douglas
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He won the
1848
Presidential
election.
Who is…?
Zachary Taylor
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He proposed the
Missouri
Compromise
Who is
Henry Clay
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The strength of the
Republican Party was
almost exclusively in
this part of the country.
What is…?
North
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Many Southerners
believed that the
novel Uncle Tom’s
Cabin was this.
What is…?
Propaganda
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This stated that slavery
should be forbidden in any
lands that might be
acquired by the USA in the
Mexican War. It did not
pass.
What is…?
Wilmot Proviso
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Southerners justified
secession with this
theory.
What is…?
State
Rights
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This was the main topic of
the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
What is…?
Slavery
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These are the results of this act that did not
pass Congress are:
1.
Free Soil Party forms
2.
South fears North is trying to end slaves
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Issue of slavery in new territories gained
from Mexico was left undecided.
What is…?
Wilmot Proviso
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Stephen Douglas
proposed letting the
people decide about
slavery through this.
What is…?
Popular Sovereignty.
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This strict law which
allowed slaves to be
recaptured in the North
was passed in the
Compromise of 1850
What is…?
Fugitive Slave
Act
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This territory
suffered widespread
violence over the
slave issue.
What is…?
Kansas
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Decisions made on this
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
What is …?
1. Slave is property
2. Missouri Compromise is illegal
because the US government can not
make limits or restriction over slavery.
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This was the first
territory to shed blood
over the slave issue.
What is…?
Kansas
Cassie Stover
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Regional attitudes
toward slavery decided
the outcome of this
Presidential election
What was…?
Election of 1860:
Lincoln won!
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This state was the center
of national attention due
to a Senate race in 1858.
What is…?
Illinois
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This Act increased the
amount of
Territory open to
slaveholding.
What is…?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Attacked Fort Sumter
because they believed
that war was inevitable
so it was better to start
it on their own terms.
What is…?
Confederate States of
America
Or
The South
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He wanted to lead a
revolt of slaves.
Who is…?
John Brown
For 100 points, what point of
view is this painting portraying?
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Seven states did
this win Lincoln was
elected president.
What is…?
Secede
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He won the seat of U.S.
Senator from Illinois.
Who is…?
Stephen A Douglas
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California becomes a
free stand in this
compromise.
What is…?
Compromise of 1850
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Final Jeopardy
This person would most likely agree with
this statement. “States’ rights are more
important than preserving the Union.”
Final Jeopardy
• John C. Calhoun