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Eighth Grade American History
Divisions: Chapter 15, Sections 2 & 3
Homework
Directions: This week, you will have 3 homework assignments. You must complete parts 1, 2
and 3. Your homework is due at the beginning of class on Friday, November 30th.
YOU MUST ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS!
Part 1: Key Terms
Part 2: Reading Comprehension
On the back of the sheet there are 11 key
terms along with definitions. You must study
these key terms because you will be taking a
matching quiz on Friday, November 30th. This
quiz will include all 11 key terms.
Read pages 457-461 in your textbook and
answer question 3 (parts a & b) on page 461.
AND
Read pages 462-466 in your textbook and
answer question 3 (parts a & b) on page 466.
Part 3: Civil War Re-enactment
Complete the Civil War Re-enactment handout including Basic Information, Family
Information, and Personal Inventory. This assignment will be explained in class.
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Key Terms
1. Franklin Pierce: Democratic politician from New Hampshire who won the presidential
election in 1852 and promised to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.
2. Stephen Douglas: Democratic Senator from Illinois who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska
Act
3. Kansas-Nebraska Act: Proposed by Stephen Douglas and passed in 1854, divided the rest
of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories- Kansas and Nebraska, which would be
decided by popular sovereignty, did away with the restrictions on slavery north of the
36 30’ line.
4. Pottawatomie Massacre: 1856 incident in which John Brown and seven other
abolitionists murdered pro-slavery Kansans after they destroyed buildings and printing
presses in Lawrence
5. Republican Party: formed in 1854 when Whigs, some Democrats, Free-Soilers, and
abolitionists united to oppose the spread of slavery in the West.
6. James Buchanan: Pennsylvania Congressman nominated by the Democrats because he
had not been associated with the Kansas-Nebraska Act, won the 1856 presidential
election
7. John C. Fremont: Nominated as the Republican candidate in the election of 1856, ran on
an anti-slavery platform
8. Dred Scott: Slave of an army surgeon who sued for his freedom because he lived in free
territory for years. The Supreme Court determined he was not a citizen so could not sue,
living in free soil had not made him free, and the restriction on slavery north of the 36
30’ line was unconstitutional.
9. Abraham Lincoln: Illinois lawyer and politician who joined the Republican party and
supported stopping the spread of slavery, expressed concern for the Supreme Court’s
ruling in the Dred Scott case.
10. Lincoln-Douglas Debates: 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in
the U.S Senate campaign in Illinois.
11. Freeport Doctrine: Argument made by Stephen Douglas during the debates that popular
sovereignty would determine whether a state or territory could permit slavery, helped
him win the seat.
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