States
The state that was literally split in two by the Civil War
Virginia
The 1854 act allowing settlers in western lands to decide for or against slavery for themselves was indirectly responsible for bloodshed in this state
Kansas
the freeing of slaves
emancipation
What novel published in 1852 helped to create a great rift between the North and the South?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
(also called Life Among the Lowly)
This region reasoned that if the states voluntarily joined the Union, they should be able to secede from it if they chose
South
Prior to this war, most Southerners did not own slaves
Civil War
the support for eliminating slavery
abolitionism
What new national political party opposing slavery was formed in the 1850s?
Republican Party
Some Southern states made it illegal to teach slaves to do this
read
write
Statement for what a political party stands for on various issues
Platform
Generally speaking, the leading _______ were not more willing to compromise on the important issues of the day than were previous leaders.
politicians
First state to leave the Union
South Carolina
Doctrine that settlers should decide the slavery issue themselves
popular sovereignty
What law was passed to allow settlers in western lands to decide for or against slavery for themselves?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Action advocated by the fire-eaters
secession