The purpose of all of the compromises was to reduce tensions by keeping the same number of votes for and against slavery in the _________.

The __________ admitted California (and the gold discovered there in 1849) to the Union as a free state.

According to the __________, Popular Sovereignty (voting) in the Utah and New Mexico Territories and the Mexican Cession their territories to decide whether or not to allow slavery in those territories.

As part of the __________ , slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C.

Abolishing the slave trade in Washington D.C. meant that slavery was still ______ there, but slave __________ where now illegal.

__________ was passed to help return runaway slaves to their masters

According to the __________, even people in Free states were supposed to help capture and return runaway slave or face prison and large fines.

The __________ angered abolitionists because it could allow slavery in the Louisiana Purchase that had been free territory for more than 30 years.

The Dred Scott decision was seen as a victory for slavery because it declared that any law banning slavery in the United States was __________.

__________ was elected the 16th president of the United States on a platform dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery.

__________ was the first Southern state to secede (withdraw) from the United States of America.

Which region had lots of cheap land and natural resources (including gold)?

Which region was against tariffs?

Which region supported high protective tariffs?

What was the period before the Civil War called?

Which congressman was best known for his compromises?

The North ______ states' rights

Which region's main economic activity was cotton production?