Jeopardy! People Compr-omises Events 100 200 300 400 500 North or South? Secession Potpourri 100 200 300 400 500

This man believed God had called him to wage war against slavery. People-100 This man believed God had called him to wage war against slavery. Who is John Brown? BACK

She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe? People-200 She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe? BACK

This man debated Abraham Lincoln over the issue of slavery. People-300 This man debated Abraham Lincoln over the issue of slavery. Who is Stephen Douglas? BACK

People-400 This man was attacked in the Senate because he made antislavery speeches. Who is Charles Sumner? BACK

Who are Stephen Douglas & Henry Clay? People-500 These two senators worked to get the Compromise of 1850 passed in Congress. Who are Stephen Douglas & Henry Clay? BACK

Compromises-100 This compromise admitted California as a free state. What is the Compromise of 1850? BACK

What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Compromises-200 This called for popular sovereignty over the issue of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act? BACK

Compromises-300 This was what outlawed slavery in the Mexican territory. What is the Wilmot Proviso? BACK

Compromises-400 Slave auctions were banned in this area as a result of the Compromise of 1850. What is Washington D.C.? BACK

What is the Missouri Compromise? Compromises-500 This compromise was ruled unconstitutional because it denied citizens of their right to own property. What is the Missouri Compromise? BACK

What is Bleeding Kansas? Events-100 This was a series of conflicts between proslavery and antislavery forces. What is Bleeding Kansas? BACK

John Brown led a raid on this arsenal. Events-200 John Brown led a raid on this arsenal. What is Harpers Ferry? BACK

This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. Events-300 This is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. What is Fort Sumter? BACK

What is Dred Scott v. Sanford? Events-400 This Supreme Court case declared that only U.S. citizens could file suit in federal courts. What is Dred Scott v. Sanford? BACK

Abraham Lincoln, a Republican president was elected in this year. Events-500 Abraham Lincoln, a Republican president was elected in this year. What is 1860? BACK

This region would have agreed with the Fugitive Slave law. North or South?-100 This region would have agreed with the Fugitive Slave law. What is the South? BACK

This region would have agreed with the Election of 1860. North or South?-200 This region would have agreed with the Election of 1860. What is the North? BACK

This region would have disagreed with Uncle Tom’s Cabin. North or South?-300 This region would have disagreed with Uncle Tom’s Cabin. What is the South? BACK

This region would have agreed with the Dred Scott decision. North or South?-400 This region would have agreed with the Dred Scott decision. What is the South? BACK

Most people in this region disagreed with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. North or South?-500 Most people in this region disagreed with the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What is the North? BACK

The secession of the South began with this state. What is South Carolina? BACK

This man was the president of the Confederate States of America. Secession-200 This man was the president of the Confederate States of America. Who is Jefferson Davis? BACK

This person had not taken office when the South seceded. Secession-300 This person had not taken office when the South seceded. Who is Abraham Lincoln? BACK

Secession-400 This was the name of the separate country the South created. What is the Confederate States of America? BACK

The South felt they had the right to secede because of this principle. Secession-500 The South felt they had the right to secede because of this principle. What is states’ rights? BACK

Potpourri-100 These laws made it easier to recover runaway slaves. What are the Fugitive Slave Laws? BACK

Potpourri-200 At the start of the Civil War, this man’s main goal was to reunite the Union. Who is Abraham Lincoln? BACK

Potpourri-300 This political party’s main issue was stopping the spread of slavery. What is the Free Soil Party? BACK

What is popular sovereignty? Potpourri-400 This idea centers around the principle that the power of the government ultimately rests with the people. What is popular sovereignty? BACK

What is the California Gold Rush? Potpourri-500 California obtained enough people to apply for statehood very quickly because of this. What is the California Gold Rush? BACK