Transcript Union in Crisis Jeopardy

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This term was given to describe a
person who wanted to see the
institution of slavery ended.
What is an
abolitionist?
200
This abolitionist led an attempt to
seize a federal arsenal and start a
violent slave rebellion. He was
executed, and was viewed as a
martyr in the North.
Who was John
Brown?
300
She helped hundreds of slaves
escape the South as a conductor
on the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet
Tubman?
400
This Senator from Illinois was
largely responsible for the
passing of the Compromise of
1850. He was later instrumental in
the passage of the KansasNebraska Act.
Who is Stephen A.
Douglas?
500
When it was determined there
would be a vote to decide on
slavery in Kansas, this proslavery group flooded into the
territory from Missouri.
Who were Border
Ruffians?
100
Southern states had to do this in
order to leave the Union and form
the Confederacy.
What is secede?
200
This is the nickname that the
Kansas territory earned from
its violent conflicts in 1856.
What is “Bleeding
Kansas”?
300
This existed when the people had
the ability to vote to determine
whether or not their territories
would allow slavery.
What is popular
sovereignty?
400
Prior to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,
this Compromise from 1820 had
established a line—any new state
north of it would be free; anything
south would be slave.
What is the Missouri
Compromise?
500
In an effort to win a Senate seat
from Illinois, these occurred when
two high profile candidates toured
the state and argued over the
issue of the expansion of slavery.
What are the LincolnDouglas Debates?
100
This Supreme Court case’s
decision had two major points:
first, any African American was
not entitled to the same rights as
whites, and slave owners could
take their slaves wherever they
want.
What is Scott v. Sanford?
200
This act repealed the Missouri
Compromise, and left the issue of
slavery up to the popular
sovereignty of the affected area.
What is the KansasNebraska Act?
300
Passed as a part of the
Compromise of 1850, this
made it easier for slave
owners to reclaim runaway
slaves in the North.
What is the Fugitive
Slave Act?
400
Trying to settle the “slavery
debate,” these agreements
included the admission of
California as a free state and a
stronger Fugitive Slave Law.
What is the
Compromise of 1850?
500
This proposed law was an attempt
to abolish slavery in any
territories that would potentially
be gained after the MexicanAmerican War.
What is the Wilmot
Proviso?
100
This party was created in 1854
with a common opposition to the
Kansas-Nebraska Act and would
soon become the party of the
North.
What is the
Republican Party?
200
Part of this party’s platform
included nativism—a belief in the
superiority of native-born
Americans. They opposed
continued immigration.
What is the KnowNothing Party?
300
This party’s primary focus was to
stop the spread of slavery into
newly acquired territories. It
would eventually become a part of
the Republican Party.
What was the
Free-Soil Party?
400
In the Election of 1860, this party
split along regional lines after
Southern members refused to
support the nomination of
Stephen A. Douglas.
What is the
Democratic Party?
500
This party nominated John Bell in
the election of 1860. They attracted
former members of the Whig and
Know-Nothing parties.
What was the
Constitutional Union
Party?
100
This best-selling novel boosted
Northern support for the abolition
movement.
What is Uncle
Tom’s Cabin?
200
The Southern states that seceded
from the Union in 1861 formed
this new country.
What are the
Confederate States of
America?
300
This was the final event that
caused most of America’s slave
states to secede from the Union.
What was the election
of Abraham Lincoln in
1860?
400
The Confederate attack on this
federal fort outside of Charleston,
SC is regarded as the first “battle”
of the Civil War.
What is Fort
Sumter?
500
He was elected as the first—and
only—president of the
Confederacy.
Who is Jefferson
Davis?
100
TVA
What is the
Tennessee Valley
Authority?
200
CCC
What is the Civilian
Conservation Corps?
300
FDIC
What is the Federal
Deposit Insurance
Company?
400
SEC
What is the
Securities Exchange
Commission?
500
NLRB
What is the National
Labor Relations
Board?