Civil War Game 26-27
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Who won the 1848 election
Zachary Taylor
General Cass was a veteran of what war.
War of 1812
What party was Zachary Taylor
Whig
Zachary Taylor was a war hero from which war
Mexican-American war
What presidential election did Gen.Zachary Taylor win
1848
What is the idea that the settlers of each territory should determine whether it is free or slave
Popular Sovereignty
Which party was organized by anti-slavery men in the North in 1848
Free Soil Party
What party's emergence was foreshadowed by the Free Soil Party
Republican
When was Martin Van Buren elected President
1836
Who was Martin Van Buren the vice president to
Andrew Jackson
What party was Martin Van Buren a member of
Democratic Party
What was the event that caused thousands of people to move to California in 1848
California Gold Rush
What was the main goal of the Underground Railroad
To help enslaved African Americans escape to free states or Canada
What were the names of the people that helped slaves pass through the Underground Railroad
Conductors
What was the nickname given to Harriet Tubman
Moses
Who is the leader of the Underground Railroad
Conductors and station masters
What part of the Compromise of 1850 made abolitionists the most upset
Fugitive Slave Act
What law was commonly known as the "bloodhound law
Fugitive Slave Act
Who originally proposed the Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
What state was Henry Clay from
Kentucky
Who became president after Taylor's death
Millard Fillmore
Who became president when Taylor died and signed the Compromise of 1850 into action
Millard Fillmore
What state became free by the Compromise of 1850
California
What was abolished in Washington D.C. by the Compromise of 1850
The slave trade
What two states left the question of slavery up to popular sovereignty in the Compromise of 1850
What was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850
Utah and New Mexico
Who won the 1852 election
Franklin Pierce
Who was the candidate that represented the democratic party in the election of 1852
Franklin Pierce
What president had the future confederate president Jefferson Davis as their secretary of war
Franklin Pierce
What was the purpose of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
To resolve disputes and secure a canal route with Canada
What country did America sign the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with
Great Britain
Where did Matthew C. Perry dispatch to
Japan
What did Matthew Perry persuade the Japanese to do
Open ports to trade with the U.S. (Treaty of Kanagawa)
What is Ostend Manifesto
an 1854 diplomatic document that urged the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain or seize it by force if Spain refused
Who was the president of the confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What state was Jefferson Davis from
Mississippi
What document gave the U.S. the northern tip of Mexico adding to New Mexico territory
Gadsden Purchase
The set of debates before the election of 1860 that involved Lincoln and whom
Stephen. A. Douglas
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Stephen.A Douglas
The Kansas-Nebraska Act left the question of slavery up to who
Popular Sovereignty
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was repealed by which Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
During which court case was the Missouri Compromise deemed unconstitutional
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Author determined to show the North the wickedness of slavery
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was Lincoln talking about when he said - "the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What 1852 book highlighted social problems regarding slavery
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the radical abolitionist who coordinated the raid at Harper's Ferry in 1859
John Brown
Who organized the massacre of 5 men in Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas in 1856
John Brown
Where did John Brown's group hack five surprised proslaveryites to pieces
Pottawatomie Creek
What state was Pottawatomie Creek located in
Kansas
What does the Lecompton Constitution consist of
A pro-slavery state constitution for Kansas
Who delivered the "Crime against Kansas Speech"
Charles Sumner
Who was the person who beat Sumner after he delivered his speech
Preston Brooks
What clash between two congressmen in 1856 showed how dangerously slavery passions were becoming in the North and South
Brooks-Sumner Affair
Who was the man who attacked Charles Sumner
Preston Brooks
What state was Preston Brooks from
South Carolina
Who won the 1856 election
James Buchanan
What major Supreme Court decision happened during Buchanan's first two days of presidency
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Buchanan was a member of what political party
Democratic Party
What did the Supreme court rule on the Dred Scott case
That African Americans were not citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in the territories
What case ruled the compromise of 1820 unconstitutional
Dred Scott v. Sanford
How did the Dred Scott case influence the succession of the south
It escalated sectional tensions over slavery in the territories
What was the most famous debate on slavery between Lincoln and Douglas
Freeport Debate
Who was Dred Scott, and what did he do
An enslaved man who sued for his freedom after living on free soil
What Chief Justice was a major part of the Dred Scott Decision
Roger. B Taney
Which Chief Justice offended antislaveryites with his statement on the Dred Scott Decision
Roger B. Taney
What is the Supreme Court case in 1857 that ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Who was the slave that sued for freedom on the basis of his long residence on free soil
Dred Scott
How many debates were during the Lincoln -Douglas debates
7
Who was responsible for the "Freeport Doctrine"
Stephen Douglas
What did the Freeport Doctrine state
Territories could exclude slavery by refusing to pass laws protecting it
What was the name of the federal arsenal that John Brown and his men attacked in 1859
Harpers Ferry
What year did Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinridge, and Bell run for president
1860
What was Lincoln's first time winning a presidential election
1860
First state to leave the union South Carolina
Who was elected as President for the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
What state was Fort Sumter located in
South Carolina
What city was the capital of the south when the South first seceded
Montgomery, Alambama
Which states were the Border States
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, (and later West Virginia)
Did the Border States allow slavery
Yes
Who did Abraham Lincoln first unofficially ask to command the northern armies
Robert.E Lee
In which battle did "Stonewall" Jackson get his nickname
First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
How did "Stonewall" Jackson die
Accidental friendly fire and while recovering died of pneumonia
What was the anaconda plan
A naval blockade and control of the Mississippi River to strangle the South
What did Abraham Lincoln suspend during the Civil War
writ of habeas corpus
When was the first nationwide draft in the North
1863
What was the name given to men who paid a fee to get out of the draft in the Civil War
$300 dollar men
What major city saw anti-draft riots because of the unequal number of lower class men being drafted
New York City
What battle at the beginning of the war gave the South an inflated sense of confidence
First Battle of Bull run (Manassas)
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army
Robert. E Lee
Robert E. Lee was from which state
Virginia
Did the Monitor belong to the Union or Confederates
Union
Which ship was quickly created to fight against the Merrimack
USS Monitor
What did Lincoln do after the battle of Antietam
issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
The battle of Antietam prevented who from entering the war
Britain and France
What state was the battle of Antietam fought in
Maryland
After Antietam Lincoln began to draft this document
Emancipation Proclamation
What states were not affected by the emancipation proclamation
The loyal border states and Union-Controlled Confederate areas
What did the Thirteenth Amendment state
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in US