Chapter 16 Review Flashcard

Front

Which political party formed in 1848 sought to ban slavery in the western territories?

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Free-Soil Party

Front

Who authored the Missouri Compromise?

Back

Henry Clay

Front

What was the goal of the Free-Soil Party?

Back

To keep slavery out of the western territories

Front

Which proposal banned slavery in any territory won from Mexico?

Back

Wilmot Proviso

Front

Who wrote the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Back

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Front

Give another name for John Brown's Raid?

Back

Harper's Ferry Raid

Front

Which state was the first to secede (leave the union) prior to the beginning of the Civil War?

Back

South Carolina

Front

Where were the first shots fired marking the start of the Civil War?

Back

Fort Sumter

Front

T/F Lincoln did not win any southern states in the election of 1860.

Back

True

Front

Name the president of the confederacy.

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Jefferson Davis