For some slaves, the final destination of the Underground Railroad was Canada.

Some Southern states made it illegal to teach slaves to read and write.

The Confederacy chose extremist fire-eaters to lead its government.

Lincoln carried no Southern states in the 1860 election.

Abraham Lincoln worn the election of 1860 largely because the Democrat vote was divided among several candidates.

Generally speaking, the leading politicians of the 1850's were more willing to compromise on the important issues of the day that were previous leaders.

All of the following describe the North in the mid-1800's except

All of the following are true of John Brown except that he

All of the following were candidates in the 1860 presidential election except

Southerners in the mid 1800's tended to

At the beginning of the war, the South had all of the following advantages except

The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter because

The 1854 act allowing settlers in western lands to decide for or against slavery for themselves was indirectly responsible for

The state that was literally split in two by the Civil War was

Which one of the following states was the North unable to keep in the Union when war erupted?

What escaped slave repeatedly returned to the South to help other slaves escape along the Underground Railroad?

Who was the leading black abolitionist who traveled and gave lectures against slavery?

What novel published in 1852 helped to create a great rift between the North and the South ?

Who became the president of the Confederacy?

What vocal abolitionist condemned slavery through the publication of a newspaper called the Liberator?

What Democrat won the 1856 presidential election?

Which state was the first to leave the Union?

What new political party opposing slavery was formed in the 1850's

What law was passed in 1854 to allow settlers in western lands to decide for or agains slavery for themselves?

Who wrote and influential novel depicting the life of slaves?

This is a statement of what a political party stands for on various issues

_______________ was the support for eliminating slavery.

___________________ was the freeing of the slaves.

________________ was the action advocated by the fire-eaters

The doctrine that settlers should decide the slavery issue themselves.

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act with its affirmation of popular sovereignty?

___________________ gave orders to prevent all efforts to resupply Fort Sumter.

Who lost a Senate election in Illinois after debating with Stephen Douglas?

___________________ ruled that the Missouri Compromise was invalid.

This person was wanted by Lincoln as commander-in-chief of the Union armies.